Did Oppenheimer really try to poison his teacher?
Christopher Nolan’s film presents a fictionalized version of a story that reminds us the complex nature of Oppenheimer during his youth
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Christopher Nolan’s film presents a fictionalized version of a story that reminds us the complex nature of Oppenheimer during his youth
Suchir Salhan uncovers the truth about Oppenheimer's time at Cambridge during the 1920s
Robert Oppenheimer once had an aura rivalled only by that of Albert Einstein. However, he could not go out on a high. Here's a brief account of a life so dramatic it could have played itself out on the silver screen.
An account of J. Robert Oppenheimer's disastrous time at Cambridge, followed by a rejuvenation and coming of age at Göttingen.
Share Freddie Gutfreund – few used his birth name Herbert – joined the then newly established Department (now School) of Biochemistry in 1965. He remained one of the most distinguished members of this University through to his retirement in 1986, and he retained an emeritus presence within the Department for several years thereafter. Prior to 1964, the University of Bristol lacked a Department of Biochemistry and its courses in Biological Chemistry had been run by the Department of Physiology. The University did however need a Department of Biochemistry to validate the construction of its...