J R Oppenheimer

July 21, 2023

J R Oppenheimer was an American scientist who played a key role in the success of Manhattan Project, code name for American-led effort to develop a functional atomic weapon during World War II.
He is often known as the “father of the atomic bomb’’.
His research helped in creation of first nuclear bombs.
The first atomic bomb was tested roughly 340 km south of Los Alamos. It was known as the ‘Trinity Test’, and was the culmination of years of work by the group of scientists Oppenheimer put together and led.
He was awarded the Enrico Fermi Award of the Atomic Energy Commission.
The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki set in motion a nuclear arms race that was to change global geopolitics forever.
- The Soviets tested their first atomic bomb in 1949, the British in 1952, the French in 1960, and the Chinese in
Later on, Oppenheimer actively opposed nuclear weapons and their unchecked proliferation.