While Oppenheimer's scientific achievements were extraordinary, his involvement in the development of atomic weapons and their subsequent use in Japan raised moral questions
While Oppenheimer's scientific achievements were extraordinary, his involvement in the development of atomic weapons and their subsequent use in Japan raised moral questions
Oppenheimer knew Sanskrit and was inclined towards Hindu scriptures. In an interview, he said that he got the inspiration to make Atomic Bomb from the Bhagavad Gita.
Oppenheimer knew Sanskrit and was inclined towards Hindu scriptures. In an interview, he said that he got the inspiration to make Atomic Bomb from the Bhagavad Gita.
During the 1930s, Oppenheimer took part in programs supporting the Communists and donated to the anti-fascist Republicans in the Spanish Civil War.
During the 1930s, Oppenheimer took part in programs supporting the Communists and donated to the anti-fascist Republicans in the Spanish Civil War.
However, throughout his life, he was never officially a part of the US Communist Party, while his brother and wife were.
However, throughout his life, he was never officially a part of the US Communist Party, while his brother and wife were.
Oppenheimer was against US policies towards hydrogen bomb because it was 1000 times more destructive than the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Oppenheimer was against US policies towards hydrogen bomb because it was 1000 times more destructive than the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
He was worried about the hoarding of super bombs by the US defense department, which he thought were lethal.
He was worried about the hoarding of super bombs by the US defense department, which he thought were lethal.
Lewis Strauss, who became chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission in 1953, did not like Oppenheimer's approach to the hydrogen bomb.
Lewis Strauss, who became chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission in 1953, did not like Oppenheimer's approach to the hydrogen bomb.
The Atomic Energy Commission, giving arguments, made Oppenheimer an accomplice of the Communists, and was proved a threat to the country, due to which he was blacklisted.
The Atomic Energy Commission, giving arguments, made Oppenheimer an accomplice of the Communists, and was proved a threat to the country, due to which he was blacklisted.
In 1963, President John F. Kennedy awarded Oppenheimer the Enrico Fermi Award for scientific achievement and leadership for his contribution in the US Atomic Program.
In 1963, President John F. Kennedy awarded Oppenheimer the Enrico Fermi Award for scientific achievement and leadership for his contribution in the US Atomic Program.
Oppenheimer continued to speak and write about physics and the nuclear industry until he died in 1963.
Oppenheimer continued to speak and write about physics and the nuclear industry until he died in 1963.