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J. Robert Oppenheimer
By Diego Gonzalez
By Diego Gonzalez
Events
Birth
April 22, 1904
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Born to a wealthy Jewish family in New York City.
Graduation
May 29, 1921
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Graduates from Ethical Culture School, New York.
Graduates from Harvard
May 28, 1925
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Oppenheimer graduates from Harvard University with a major in chemistry.
Goes to England
September 10, 1925
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Oppenheimer goes to England to study physics at Cambridge University.
Goes to Germany
May 10, 1926
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Oppenheimer was invited to work in Germany at Gottingen University.
Recieves PhD
1927
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Oppenheimer receives his PhD from Gottingen University.
Accepts an offer as an associate professor
1929
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Oppenheimer accepts an offer a an associate professor from the University of California.
Promoted to full professor
May 10, 1936
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Berkeley promotes Oppenheimer to a full professor.
Gets married
November 1, 1940
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Oppenheimer marries Katherine Puening Harrison, a Berkeley student, and former member of the Communist Party.
Son is born
May 14, 1941
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Oppenheimer's first son, Peter, is born.
Joins the Manhattan Project
September 1, 1942
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Oppenheimer is selected to head the Manhattan Project's secret weapon laboratory.
Second child born
December 7, 1944
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Oppenheimer's second child, Katherine, is born.
First atomic bomb test
July 16, 1945
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Oppenheimer witnesses the first atomic bomb explosion, in New Mexico. He quotes, "I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."
Receives Presidential Medal of Merit
1946
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Oppenheimer is awarded the Medal of Merit from President Harry S. Truman.
Chairmen of AEC
1947
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Oppenheimer is appointed as the Chairman of the General Advisory Committee of the Atomic Energy Commission.
Director of Institute of Advanced Study
1947
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Oppenheimer becomes director of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University.
Suspended from AEC
December 21, 1953
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Oppenheimer is suspended from the AEC for having Communist ties.
Legion of Honor
September, 1957
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France makes Oppenheimer an officer in the National Order of the Legion on Honor.
Royal Society in Britain
May 3, 1962
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Oppenheimer was elected a foreign member of the Royal Society in Britain.
Receives Enrico Fermi Award
1963
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President Lyndon Johnson awards Oppenheimer the Enrico Ferni Award.
Death
February 18, 1967
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Oppenheimer dies after a fight with throat cancer.