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American theoretical physicist (–)

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Now i am become death, the destroyer of worlds

Robert Oppenheimer (born Julius Robert Oppenheimer; OP-ən-hy-mər; April 22, – February 18, ) was an American theoretical physicist who served as the director of the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II.

He is often called the "father of the atomic bomb" for his role in overseeing the development of the first nuclear weapons.

Born in New York City, Oppenheimer obtained a degree in chemistry from Harvard University in and a doctorate in physics from the University of Göttingen in Germany in , studying under Max Born.

After research at other institutions, he joined the physics faculty at the University of California, Berkeley, where he was made a full professor in Oppenheimer made significant contributions to physics in the fields of quantum mechanics and nuclear physics,