Significance
When did Oppenheimer get awarded the doctorate of physics?
May of 1927
When did Oppenhiemer die?
1967
What was Oppenhiemer's wife's name?
Katherine “kitty” Oppenhiemer
Where did Oppenhiemer and his team test the first atomic bomb?
Trinity Site in White Sands, New Mexico
What is Oppenheimer’s first name?
Julius
What letter was associated with the Los Alamos Labs?
“Y”
What school did Oppenhiemer suggest should be used for the Manhattan Project laboratory?
Los Alamos Ranch School
Who accused Robert Oppenheimer of having communist ties?
Lewis Strauss
Which Manhattan Project laboratory was Oppenheimer head of?
Los Alamos National Labs
When was Oppenheimer born?
April 22, 1904
After the war, Oppenhiemer was appointed chairman of this US agency?
The Atomic Energy Commision.
What year did Oppenhiemer come to NM?
1922
Why was Oppenhiemer’s security clearance revoked?
He allegedly had ties to communism.
What were the names of the 3 atomic bombs that Oppenhiemer helped create?
Little Boy, Fat Man, Gadget
What caused Oppenheimer's death?
Throat cancer
How many years did it take for Oppenheimer to get his degree at Harvard?
3 years
Why did Oppenhiemer come to NM?
His father encouraged him to come to NM to heal
What year was he given the Enrico Fermi award?
1963
What is Oppenhiemer known as being? Hint: his nickname as well
“Father of the Atomic Bomb”
What year was his security clearance revoked?
1954
Oppenhiemer wrote research papers in the 1930s that suggested the existence of this? Hint: it has to do with space
Black Holes
What illness was Oppenhiemer diagnosed with that prevented him from going to college when he graduated?
dysentery
What were Oppenhiemers kids' names?
Peter and Toni
Who hired Oppenhiemer to work in the Los Alamos lab?
General Leslie Groves
What year did Oppenhiemer get to go to Harvard?
1922