Oppenheimer VIII: The House of Science - 3 Quarks Daily
Oppenheimer entered the final act of his life as a wise philosopher-scientist-statesman who fascinated packed audiences with his eloquence and wisdom. He left an enduring image for our age.
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Oppenheimer entered the final act of his life as a wise philosopher-scientist-statesman who fascinated packed audiences with his eloquence and wisdom. He left an enduring image for our age.
Oppenheimer moves too close to the centers of power, makes valiant attempts to shape sensible U.S. nuclear policy and is burnt by the zealous military and political establishments.
By 1942, Oppenheimer rose up to meet his destiny and became the leader of the effort to build an atomic bomb.
As a professor at Berkeley, Oppenheimer mesmerized a generation of students and established the greatest school of theoretical physics in America