J. Robert Oppenheimer: The Architect of the Atomic Bomb J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967) was an eminent American theoretical physicist who made seminal contributions to the development of modern physics in the early 20th century. However, he is best known as the scientific director of the Manhattan Project - the United States' secret program during World War II that developed the world's first atomic bombs. After the war, Oppenheimer became a chief advisor to the newly created Atomic Energy Commission and devoted himself to international control of atomic energy and blocking the nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union. Still, his pivotal role in creating the ultimate weapon of mass destruction would forever associate him primarily as the architect behind the devastating power of the atomic bomb. Growing Up in New York's Intellectual Circles Born in New York City in 1904 to German Jewish immigrant parents, Oppenheimer grew up in an elite cultural environment enc
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