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Who is Oppenheimer? The Life and Legacy of the Father of the Atomic Bomb

Early Life and Education of J. Robert Oppenheimer J. Robert Oppenheimer was born in New York City in 1904, into a wealthy Jewish family with a strong intellectual background. His father, Julius Oppenheimer, was a wealthy textile importer who had emigrated from Germany in the 1880s, while his mother, Ella Friedman, was a painter and artist. Growing up, Oppenheimer was…