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oppenheimer, j(ulius) robert

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Op·pen·hei·mer   (ŏp'ən-hī'mər)   
American physicist who directed the Los Alamos, New Mexico, laboratory during the development of the first atomic bomb (1942-1945).
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Oppenheimer   (ŏp'ən-hī'mər)  Pronunciation Key 
American physicist who directed the Los Alamos, New Mexico, laboratory during the development of the first atomic bomb (1942-1945). After World War II, he became an advocate for the peaceful use of atomic energy and opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb.
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