J. Robert Oppenheimer By roby1323 Apr 22, 1904 Julius Robert Oppenheimer is born in New York born Jun 15, 1925 Graduates from Hardvard with top honor Period: Sep 11, 1925 to Jun 11, 1927 attends University of Cambridge and University of Gottingen Jun 11, 1927 Earns PH.D in physics from the University of Gottingen Period: Jan 11, 1929 to Jan 11, 1947 Proffessor at University of California at Berkeley and Cal. Tech Apr 1, 1940 Marries Katherine Puening Harrison Period: Jan 11, 1942 to Jan 11, 1945 Director of the Manhattan Project, Los Alamos Period: Jan 11, 1943 to Jan 11, 1945 Director of the Manhattan Project, Los Alamos Jul 16, 1945 First atomic explosion Jan 11, 1946 Receives Presidential Medal of Merit for work on Atomic Bomb Period: Jan 11, 1947 to Jan 11, 1952 Chairman, General Advisory Committee,Atomic Energy Commission Jan 11, 1963 Receives Enrico Fermi Award,the AEC’s highest honor (rehabilitation) Feb 18, 1967 Dies, Princeton, New Jersey
