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J. Robert Oppenheimer
  • and
  • The Atomic Bomb

Wikipedia
2
Birth, Death, and Education
  • Born April 22, 1904 in New York City, NY
  • Education
  • Died February 18, 1967 in Princeton, NJ

Discovery Streaming
3
What He Did
  • Directed the Manhattan Project (1942-1945)
  • Headed advisory committee for U.S. AEC
    (1947-1952)
  • Awards

atomicarchive
4
World War II
  • Began September 1, 1939
  • Deaths
  • Germany surrendered on May 7, 1945
  • Japan surrendered on September 2, 1945

Americaslibrary.gov
5
The Reason Behind the A-Bomb
  • The Nazis
  • U.S. was scared that the Nazis would receive it
    first
  • Einstein

wikipedia
6
Manhattan Project
  • Los Alamos, NM
  • The test site was called Trinity
  • 1942-1945

Atomicarchive
7
Hiroshima
  • 78,000 killed
  • 37,000 injured
  • 13,000 missing
  • 60 of the city was destroyed

wikipedia
8
Nagasaki
  • About 40,000 dead
  • More deaths from injuries/radiation

wikipedia
9
Oppenheimer Views- A-bomb
  • Very interested in the scientific problems the
    bomb created
  • Thought A-bomb was unnecessarily used against an
    already defeated enemy

Atomicarchive
10
Hydrogen Bomb
  • Test explosion
  • Air Force accused Oppenheimer of suggesting test
    explosion postponement

wikipedia
11
Oppenheimer Views- H-bomb
  • He didnt support the Hydrogen bomb whatsoever
  • He knew that it could wipe a city twice as big as
    Hiroshima off the map

wikipedia
12
Quotes
  • I am become Death, the destroyer of
    worlds-said after test explosion on atomic
    bomb
  • I have blood on my hands-told to President
    Truman. Oppenheimer felt as though he had caused
    all those deaths by making the bomb.
  • Science is not everything, but Science is very
    beautiful

Pbs.org
13
Timeline
14
Annotated Bibliography
  • Images
  • "At the Trinity test site." atomicarchive.com. 10
    Feb. 2009      lthttp//www.atomicarchive.com/Phot
    os/Trinity/image18.shtmlgt. Image of
         Oppenheimer and Groves viewing Trinity test
    site
  • "At the Trinity Test Site." atomicarchive.com. 10
    Feb. 2009      lthttp//www.atomicarchive.com/Phot
    os/Trinity/image17.shtmlgt. Image of
         Oppenheimer, Groves, and others viewing
    Trinity test site
  • "Hiroshima WWII and Atomic Bombing."
    wikipedia.com. 10 Feb. 2009      lthttp//en.wikip
    edia.org/wiki/Hiroshimagt. Image of the effects of
    the      a-bomb on Hiroshima
  • "The Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor December 7,
    1941." Americaslibrary.gov. 11      Feb. 2009
    lthttp//www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/j
    b/wwii/      pearlhar_3gt. Image of Pearl Harbor
    naval base on fire.
  • "J. Robert Oppenheiemr." wikipedia.com. 10 Feb.
    2009 lthttp//en.wikipedia.org/      wiki/J._Rober
    t_Oppenheimergt. Image of Oppenheimer
  • "Little Boy Bomb." atomicarchive.com. 10 Feb.
    2009      lthttp//www.atomicarchive.com/Photos/LB
    FM/image1.shtmlgt. Image of      "Little Boy"
    atomic bomb
  • "Nuclear Weapon Weapons Delivery."
    wikipedia.com. 10 Feb. 2009      lthttp//en.wikip
    edia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombgt. Image of "Fat
         Man" and the Nagasaki mushroom cloud
  • "Teller-Ulam Design British Designs."
    wikipedia.com. 10 Feb. 2009      lthttp//en.wikip
    edia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_bombgt. Image of the
    British      hydrogen bomb test explosion and an
    H-bomb mushroom cloud.
  • "J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1067)." Discovery
    Education. 9 Feb. 2009      lthttp//player.discov
    eryeducation.com/      index.cfm?guidAssetIdABAD
    55D2-4D0E-4D65-8060-233AA0FF17F2gt. Image of
    Oppenheimer
  • Documents
  • Badertscher, Eric. "Robert Oppenheimer Post-War
    Work and Controversey."      History Reference
    Center. EBSCO. 10 Feb. 2009      lthttp//search.e
    bscohost.com/gt. I learned about the bombings of
    Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and about what caused
    Oppenheimers security hearing.
  • Carnes, Mark C. "Oppenheimer, J. Robert."
    American National Biography Online. 10      Feb.
    2009 lthttp//www.anb.org/articles/13/13-01238-prin
    t.htmlgt. I learned about Oppenheimers childhood,
    education, teaching career, and his work with the
    Manhattan Project.
  • "Encyclopedia Oppenheimer, J. Robert."
    History.com. 9 Feb. 2009      lthttp//www.history
    .com/encyclopedia.do?articleId218208gt. I learned
    when Oppenheimer was born, and when he died. Also
    what awards he won, and the reasons his security
    was questioned.
  • "J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1067)." Discovery
    Education. 9 Feb. 2009      lthttp//player.discov
    eryeducation.com/      index.cfm?guidAssetIdABAD
    55D2-4D0E-4D65-8060-233AA0FF17F2gt. I learned that
    Oppenheimer opposed the creation of the H-bomb,
    and was an ardent advocate of the civilian
    control and international regulation of atomic
    energy.
  • Nuechterlein, James. "In the Matter (Again) of J.
    Robert Oppenheimer."      History Reference
    Center. EBSCO. 10 Feb. 2009      lthttp//search.e
    bscohost.com/gt. I learned about a couple
    peoples opinions of Oppenheimer. I also learned
    about what all went on during the AEC security
    trial.
  • Rhodes, Richard. "The Experiment of the Century."
    American Heritage Apr. 1999      12 13. I
    learned about what went on during the Manhattan
    Project, and what the test site name was.
  • "A Science Odyssey People and Discoveries J.
    Robert Oppenheimer." PBS.org. 10      Feb. 2009
    lthttp//www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/baop
    pe.htmlgt.      I learned about Oppenheimers
    early education, and his security clearance.
  • Stanley, Matthew. "Oppenheimer, J. Robert."
    worldbook.com. 9 Feb. 2009      lthttp//worldbook
    online.com/wb/      article?idar404080stRobert
    20OppenheimergrWELCOME20!gt. I learned about
    Oppenheimers teaching career.
  • Stokesbury, James L. "World War II." World Book.
    9 Feb. 2009      lthttp//worldbookonline.com/wb/p
    rintarticle?idar610460stWorldWar2gt.      I
    learned about what caused WWII, and when Germany
    and Japan surrendered, as well as when WWII
    began.
  • Tames, Richard. Hiroshima the Shadow of the
    Bomb. Chicago Heinemann Library,      2001. I
    learned about the results of the Hiroshima and
    Nagasaki bombings, as well as the after-effects
    the survivors had to live with.
  • Stern, Philip M. The Oppenheimer Case Security
    on Trial. N.p. Harper Row,      1969. I
    learned about Oppenheimers security trial, and
    why the U.S. set up the Manhattan Project.
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