Robert Oppenheimer
Theoretical Physicist
Early Life
"On April 22, 1904, J. Robert Oppenheimer, whose father was a German immigrant and wealthy textile importer, was born in New York City."-
"J. Robert Oppenheimer." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Biography in Context. Web. 4 May 2016.
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He attended the ethical culture school before Harvard where he earned his bachelors degree. He then went to Cambridge university and Gottingen university where he received his doctorate.
Getting Involved
Choices and Results
Through out his life he made many great contributions to society among these being:
Teaching at many colleges educating a whole generation of theoretical physysists. But his greatest achievement was his work in the development and creation of the atomic bomb.
In His Words
"When you see something that is technically sweet, you go ahead and do it and you argue about what to do about it only after you have had your technical success. That is the way it was with the atomic bomb. -J. Robert Oppenheimer"
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/jrobertop159316.html
This shows that he did it for the science and didn't think about what could ensue in the aftermath.
I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/jrobertop101189.html
This shows how he felt after he realized the implications of what he had done by creating the bomb.
Words for Him
"no board should ever [decide] whether a man should serve his country or not because he expressed strong opinions. If you want to try that case, you can try me. I have expressed strong opinions many times, and I intend to do so .... When a man is pilloried for doing that, this country is in a severe state."-Vannevar Bush"Oppenheimer under suspicion." American History 37.3 (2002): 36+. Biography in Context. Web. 9 May 2016.
"the fact that associations in 1940 are regarded with the same seriousness that similar associations would be regarded today is a manifestation of hysteria."-John Lansdale's response to the chevalier incident "Oppenheimer under suspicion." American History 37.3 (2002): 36+. Biography in Context. Web. 9 May 2016.
"There is a real, positive record ... we have an A-bomb ... what more do you want, mermaids?"-Isador I. Rabi
Legacy
Bibleography
2."J. Robert Oppenheimer." Gale Biography in Context. Detroit: Gale, 2010. Biography in Context. Web. 9 May 2016. I chose this photo because it conveys his emotions well.
3. http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/jrobertop159316.html I like this quote because it shows he didn't think about what would happen when he created the bomb untill after.
4. http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/jrobertop101189.html I chose this quote because it shows how he felt after the successful test of the bomb.
5. Wolverton, Mark. "Oppenheimer under suspicion." American History 37.3 (2002): 36+. Biography in Context. Web. 9 May 2016. I chose this quote because it shows some evidence for oppenheimers innocence.
6. Wolverton, Mark. "Oppenheimer under suspicion." American History 37.3 (2002): 36+. Biography in Context. Web. 9 May 2016. I liked this quote because it shows that someone having an opinion is hardly proof of disloyalty.
7. Wolverton, Mark. "Oppenheimer under suspicion." American History 37.3 (2002): 36+. Biography in Context. Web. 9 May 2016. I liked this quote because it show that an incident years ago shouldn't suddenly be incriminating.
8. Wolverton, Mark. "Oppenheimer under suspicion." American History 37.3 (2002): 36+. Biography in Context. Web. 9 May 2016. I like this quote because it shows that one incident doesn't trump a lifetime of good.
9. Wolverton, Mark. "Oppenheimer under suspicion." American History 37.3 (2002): 36+. Biography in Context. Web. 9 May 2016. I liked this quote because it shows that there was no reason to question his loyalty in the first place.
10. Wolverton, Mark. "Oppenheimer under suspicion." American History 37.3 (2002): 36+. Biography in Context. Web. 9 May 2016. I chose this quote because it shows that not only did they withhold information critical to the case they deprived Oppenheimer of his 6th amendment right to a lawyer violating his constitutional rights.