Oppenheimer: What connection did he have with the verses of the Hindu holy book Bhagavad Gita ?

The answer is there in the biographical details about Oppenheimer.

Robert Oppenheimer was an American physicist who is characterized as the man who was the most prominent figure in the development of the first nuclear weapons during World War II in the course of the Manhattan Project. He is often referred to as the ‘father of the atomic bomb’ for his scientific and organizational efforts during the project. Here are some interesting details related to his life and accomplishment.

Name	Robert Oppenheimer
Nicknames	Oppie, The Chief
Other names	Julius Robert Oppenheimer
Famous for	Leading the Manhattan Project and the Los Alamos Laboratory
Profession	Physicist, professor

Personal Bio

Date of birth	April 22, 1904
Age	62 (at the time of his death)
Sex	Male
Religion	(by birth, but not practicing)
Height	5 Ft. 10 in (178 cm)
– Weight	150 lbs. (68 kg)
Zodiac sign	Taurus
Profession	Professor, Director of the Institute for Advanced Study
Hobbies	Reading, hiking, horseback riding, gardening
Habits	Smoking, drinking, speaking multiple languages

Family

Robert Oppenheimer was born in New York City in 1904, to wealthy Jewish parents. His father, Julius Oppenheimer, was a businessman, and his mother, Ella Friedman, was a painter. He had a younger brother, Frank Oppenheimer, who also became a physicist. In 1940, he married Katherine “Kitty” a former communist and divorcee. They had two children, Peter and Katherine.

Education/Professions

Oppenheimer had always been interested in the sciences and mathematics, interests that were encouraged by his parents. His higher education would eventually lead him to Harvard University where he earned a degree in chemistry in 1925. He then moved to England to study physics at Cambridge and later to the University of Göttingen for his Ph.D, which he was awarded in 1927. He became a faculty member of the physics department at the University of California, Berkeley, and later taught at the California Institute of Technology. He actively participated in theoretical research, especially in quantum mechanics and nuclear physics. He gained notoriety as the head of the scientific research for the atomic bomb under the auspices of the Manhattan Project in Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II. Due to his scientific and organizational inputs, some people regard him as the “father of the atomic bomb.”

Social Media links

-Twitter: @OppenheimerBio (a fan account that posts quotes and facts about Oppenheimer)

– Instagram: @oppenheimer_legacy (a page that shares photos and videos related to Oppenheimer and the atomic bomb)

– Facebook: J. Robert Oppenheimer (a public figure page that has over 10,000 followers)

Net Worth

Oppenheimer’s net worth is not known but it has been suggested that coming from an academic background he earned around 10,000 dollars a year as a professor and about 20,000 dollars per annum while directing Los Alamos. For his works, he also earned some accolades, for instance, the Medal for Merit in 1946 and Enrico Fermi Award in 1963. He too saw some impoverishment when he was in 1954 adjudged to have a security clearance. A few of the later years of life saw his attempts at grappling with such allegations as well as the loss of social standing.

He had a number of cars during his lifetime, but Oppenheimer did not enjoy driving that much. He used to walk or ride a bicycle if that was an option.

Why he is famous?

Robert J Oppenheimer was known as an American physicist earlier on in life as well as was recognized later in life as the: ‘father of the atomic bomb.’ He was a key figure in the Manhattan Project – the first nuclear arms project undertaken during World War II and managed the laboratory that engineered and constructed the first nuclear weapons. Later on, with what he participated in, he didn’t scold himself that much, and all the while, he became an active supporter of nuclear arms.

Some interesting facts about Oppenheimer

• He was a brilliant intellectual, having graduated from Harvard University in 1925 and obtained his doctorate in 1927 from the University of Gottingen, Germany. He was recognized as a significant figure in quantum mechanics, nuclear physics, and thermodynamics.
• At the age of fifteen, he was the youngest Professional Member of the New York Mineralogical Society, who all have a fervor for rocks and minerals ever since he was a little kid.
• On three occasions – 1945, 1951, and 1967 – he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics, but he was never awarded. It was natural that one foolishly thought about the prize and was completely absorbed by its contemplation.
• Simultaneously, he was a womanizer who bested most of his colleagues – among many affairs were his students and fellow scholars.
• When, in 1945 during the first atomic bomb test in New Mexico, he said: “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds”, he was quoting the Hindu Bhagavad Gita.

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