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J. Robert Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer was a physicist who directed the Institute for Advanced Study and led the Manhattan Project to develop the atomic bomb and end World War II.
PAW Goes to the Movies: Professor Alexander Glaser Watches ‘Oppenheimer’
“The movie is a cautionary tale about science, scientific advice, and policymaking,” says the Princeton faculty member and global security expert
New ‘Oppenheimer’ Film Projects a Brilliant Physicist’s Life
When he arrived in Princeton after World War II, J. Robert Oppenheimer was second only…
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The Curious History of Physics at Princeton: Albert Einstein's Legacy
A university must not be confused with a college. A college teaches, a university learns…
J. Robert Oppenheimer's Contributions
Henry DeWolf Smyth—A.B. and Ph.D. Princeton, and Joseph Henry Professor of Physics, Emeritus, at Princeton…
J. Robert Oppenheimer Named New Institute Head
The Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton has appointed J. Robert Oppenheimer, professor of mathematical…
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