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Born on April 22, 1904, Robert Oppenheimer was from New York City, New York, United States. Robert Oppenheimer was credited as a theoretical physicist, engineer and nuclear physicist. Death is recorded on February 18, 1967, at the age of 62. Schooling on record includes Harvard University. Recorded honors include Enrico Fermi Award (1963), Knight of the Legion of Honour (1958), Medal for Merit (1946) and 5 more.
My Take
I find Oppenheimer endlessly fascinating because he was never just a physicist to me. He was a man who could quote Sanskrit and the Bhagavad Gita one minute and lead the most consequential engineering project in history the next. Running Los Alamos and fathering the atomic bomb gave him a kind of haunted gravity that I think defined the rest of his life. The famous "now I am become Death" line still gives me chills, and his later fall from grace during the security hearings always struck me as a tragedy of conscience. He was brilliant, conflicted, and impossibly human. I love that he forced the world to reckon with what genius can unleash, and I don't think we'll ever stop arguing about him.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Robert Oppenheimer
- Name (Japanese)
- ロバート・オッペンハイマー
- Reading
- ろばーと・おっぺんはいまー
- Born
- April 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dragon
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Occupation
- theoretical physicist / engineer / nuclear physicist / art collector / university teacher
2. Background
- University
- Harvard University
Awards & achievements
- 1963 Enrico Fermi Award
- 1958 Knight of the Legion of Honour
- 1946 Medal for Merit
- 1958 Three Physicists Prize
- 1962 Nessim-Habif Award
- honorary doctorate from Princeton University
- 1947 Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award
- Fellow of the American Physical Society
3. Works & records
Filmography / notable works
| Category | Title |
|---|---|
| Notable work | nuclear bomb |
4. Links
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Robert Oppenheimer born?
Born April 22, 1904.
When did Robert Oppenheimer die?
Died February 18, 1967, aged 62.
Where was Robert Oppenheimer from?
Robert Oppenheimer was from New York City, New York, United States.
What did Robert Oppenheimer do?
Robert Oppenheimer worked as theoretical physicist, engineer, nuclear physicist, art collector, university teacher.
What was Robert Oppenheimer known for?
Notable works include nuclear bomb.
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