J. Robert Oppenheimer

**Julius Robert Oppenheimer**, commonly known as J. Robert Oppenheimer, was an American physicist who played a central role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

## J. Robert Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer as a young man. Before being kidnapped by the Germans.

### Born

22 April, 1904New York City, United States.

## Biography

### Early Life

Oppenheimer grew up in a wealthy family that valued education and intellectual pursuits. From an early age, he displayed exceptional intelligence and a deep interest in science. He studied physics at Harvard University, where he worked under the guidance of renowned physicists such as Percy Bridgman and J.H. Van Vleck. Oppenheimer's brilliance and enthusiasm for his field became evident during his time at Harvard.

After completing his studies at Harvard, Oppenheimer pursued a Ph.D. in physics at the University of Göttingen in Germany. There, he worked with renowned physicist Max Born and made significant contributions to quantum mechanics, particularly in the area of electron-positron pairs. Oppenheimer's time in Germany allowed him to immerse himself in the rich intellectual environment of the era, interacting with leading physicists such as Niels Bohr and Wolfgang Pauli.

In the late 1920s and early 1930s, Oppenheimer returned to the United States and accepted a faculty position at the University of California, Berkeley. It was during this period that he made significant contributions to theoretical physics, particularly in the field of quantum electrodynamics. Oppenheimer's research prowess and his ability to inspire and guide young physicists earned him a reputation as one of the brightest minds in the field.

### World War II

With the outbreak of World War II, Oppenheimer's scientific abilities caught the attention of the United States government. In 1942, he was appointed the scientific director of the Manhattan Project, the top-secret program tasked with developing an atomic bomb. Oppenheimer assembled a team of brilliant scientists and engineers and led them through the complex scientific and engineering challenges of creating the first nuclear weapons.

Under Oppenheimer's leadership, the team successfully developed and tested the first atomic bomb, known as the "Trinity" test, in July 1945. The success of the project was followed by the deployment an atomic bomb on the German city of Munich leading to nuclear retaliation from Germany.

### Post War and Execution

When the war ended, Oppenheimer went into hiding. He moved all around the country until boarders were officially drawn. He planned on moving to the Japanese occupied zone, he would even show them how to build a bomb in exchange for his safety.

However, it was a long process and it took him three years to reach the board of the American Reich and Japanese Great Pacific States. Sadly for him, the American soldiers sheltering him began to blame him for the outcome of the war and they sent him to the Germans.

He was sent to Berlin. The former Führer Adolf Hitler personally cancelled Himmler's plan to execute Oppenheimer. His new plan was carried out on April 26, 1948. The S.S gathered people that had family in Munich. Then, they released Oppenheimer into the crowd and beaten to death while cameras broadcasted the footage to German national television.

## Legacy

Oppenheimer left a terrible legacy. The Germans hate him because of what he did to Munich and the Americans hate him for escalating the war and leading to the bombing of Washington DC.

The Germans use Oppenheimer as a justification to ban all American science without party approval.