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J. Robert Oppenheimer

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PhD Physics University of Göttingen

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According to Wikipedia, J. Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist and director of the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II. He is often called the "father of the atomic bomb". Born in New York City, Oppenheimer earned a bachelor of arts degree in chemistry from Harvard University in 1925 and a doctorate in physics from the University of Göttingen in Germany in 1927, where he studied under Max Born. After research at other institutions, he joined the physics department at the University of California, Berkeley, where he became a full professor in 1936. He made significant contributions to theoretical physics, including achievements in quantum mechanics and nuclear physics such as the Born–Oppenheimer approximation for molecular wave functions, work on the theory of electrons and positrons, the Oppenheimer–Phillips process in nuclear fusion, and early work on quantum tunneling. With his students, he also made contributions to the theory of neutron stars and black holes, quantum field theory, and the interactions of cosmic rays.

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J. Robert Oppenheimer's Published Works

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Published Works

On Massive neutron cores (1939) (2185)
On Continued Gravitational Contraction (1939) (1294)
Three Notes on the Quantum Theory of Aperiodic Effects (299)
On the Quantum Theory of the Capture of Electrons (1928) (240)
Note on Light Quanta and the Electromagnetic Field (1931) (157)
On the Quantum Theory of Molecules (132)
On the Quantum Theory of Electronic Impacts (1928) (111)
On Multiplicative Showers (1937) (111)
INTERNAL CONVERSION IN THE PHOTOSYNTHETIC MECHANISM OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (1950) (106)
Note on the Transmutation Function for Deuterons (1935) (100)
On Infinite Field Reactions in Quantum Field Theory (1948) (100)
On the Theory of the Electron and Positive (1934) (83)
Note on the Theory of the Interaction of Field and Matter (1930) (80)
Science and the common understanding (1954) (79)
The Multiple Production of Mesons (1948) (77)
Note on the Statistics' of Nuclei (1931) (75)
On the Stability of Stellar Neutron Cores (1938) (55)
The Open Mind (1949) (46)
On the Production of the Positive Electron (1933) (42)
On the Interaction of Mesotrons and Nuclei (1941) (41)
Physics in the Contemporary World (1948) (40)
The Impacts of Fast Electrons and Magnetic Neutrons (1932) (37)
On the Theory of Electrons and Protons (1930) (36)
On Pair Emission in the Proton Bombardment of Fluorine (1939) (35)
Two Notes On the Probability of Radiative Transitions (1930) (34)
Atomic Weapons and American Policy (1953) (29)
On the Quantum Theory of Vibration-Rotation Bands (1926) (28)
On the Quantum Theory of the Autoelectric Field Currents. (1928) (21)
Note on the Nature of Cosmic-Ray Particles (1937) (20)
Prospects in the Arts and Sciences (1955) (19)
The Disintegration of the Deuteron by Impact (1935) (18)
Relativistic Theory of the Photoelectric Effect. Part I. Theory of the K -Absorption of X-rays. Part II. Photoelectric Absorption of Ultragamma Radiation (1931) (16)
The Correspondence of Henry Oldenburg. Volume VII, 1670-1671.A. Rupert Hall , Marie Boas Hall (1970) (16)
On the Quantum Theory of the Polarization of Impact Radiation. (1927) (16)
Scattering and loss of energy of fast electrons and positrons in lead (1938) (13)
The Production of Soft Secondaries by Mesotrons (1940) (13)
In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer (1971) (11)
In the Keeping of Unreason (1960) (9)
On the Range of Fast Electrons and Neutrons (1931) (9)
Are the Formulae for the Absorption of High Energy Radiations Valid (1935) (8)
Electron theory: Description and analogy (1957) (8)
Note on Boron Plus Proton Reactions (1938) (7)
Lectures on Electrodynamics (1970) (7)
The Production of Positives by Nuclear Gamma-Rays (1933) (6)
Reaction of radiation on electron scattering and Heitler's theory of radiation damping (1946) (6)
COMMUNICATION AND COMPREHENSION OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE. (1963) (6)
Acheson-Lilienthal Report - Report on the International Control of Atomic Energy (1946) (5)
Functions of the International Agency in Research and Development (1947) (5)
COMMENTS ON THE MILITARY VALUE OF THE ATOM (1951) (5)
The Disintegration of High Energy Protons (1937) (4)
Note on Resonances in Transmutations of Light Nuclei (1937) (4)
On the Quantum Theory of the Problem of the Two Bodies (1926) (4)
Note on the Production of Pairs by Charged Particles (1935) (4)
Quantum Theory and Intensity Distribution in Continuous Spectra (1926) (4)
On the Spin of the Mesotron (1941) (3)
On the scattering of the Th C" γ-rays (1934) (3)
Concluding Remarks to Cosmic-Ray Symposium (1949) (2)
A report by the AEC General Advisory Committee (1952) (2)
On the Selection Rules in Beta-Decay (1941) (2)
Note on Charge and Field Fluctuations (1935) (2)
Errata.—The Production of Positives by Nuclear Gamma-Rays (1934) (2)
A Letter to Senator McMahon (1949) (2)
Note on Nuclear Photoeffect at High Energies (1937) (2)
The Age of Science 1900-1950 (1950) (2)
On the Quantum Theory of the Ramsauer Effect. (1928) (2)
The constitution of matter (1956) (1)
Science and Our Times (1956) (1)
The Collected Letters of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek. vol. 6. Edited, illustrated, and annotated by A. Schierbeek and J. J. Swart and a commission of Dutch scientists. Swets and Zeitlinger, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1961. 425 pp. Illus. + plates. $24 (1962) (1)
Talk to Undergraduates (1957) (1)
Note on Stimulated Decay of Negative Mesons (1948) (1)
The Correspondence of Henry Oldenburg. Volume IV: 1667-1668.A. Rupert Hall , Marie Boas HallThe Correspondence of Henry Oldenburg. Volume V: 1668-1669.A. Rupert Hall , Marie Boas Hall (1969) (1)
Fermi award. (1963) (0)
On the Limitations of the Theory of the Positron (1934) (0)
Hetty Goldman Faculty file: pertaining to her 75th birthday (1957) (0)
SUMMARY OF THE WELCOMING ADDRESSES OF (1960) (0)
Erwin Panofsky faculty file: correspondence about Festschrift (1961) (0)
J.F. Gilliam Faculty file: correspondence, 1957-1962 (1962) (0)
André Weil Faculty file: correspondence, 1957-1959 (1959) (0)
EXTRACT 9 – On Continued Gravitational Contraction† (1973) (0)
Remarks on symmetry principles (1965) (0)
Teaching the History of Science (1951) (0)
Hassler Whitney Faculty file: housing information (1969) (0)
Science Since Babylon.Derek de Solla Price (1976) (0)
Science and Its Background. H. D. Anthony (1956) (0)
AEC Advisory Committee Statement on Fellowships (1949) (0)
Herman Boerhaave. The Man and His Work. G. A. Lindeboom. Methuen, London, 1968 (U. S. distributor, Barnes and Noble, New York). xxiv + 454 pp. + plates. $22.50 (1969) (0)
Millard Meiss Faculty file: correspondence, 1959-1968 (1968) (0)
Hetty Goldman Faculty file: book contract and Tarsus publication correspondence (1963) (0)
Book Review:The Correspondence of Henry Oldenburg. Volume VII, 1670-1671. A. Rupert Hall, Marie Boas Hall (1971) (0)
Biographical Memoirs. vol. XXVIII. National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., 1954 (Order from Columbia Univ. Press, New York). 311 pp. Plates. Paper, $4 (1954) (0)
Radio Active Ash: A Portscript (1954) (0)
Jan Swammerdam (12 February 1637-17 February 1680). His Life and Works. A. Schierbeek. Translated from the Dutch edition (1947). Swets and Zeitlinger, Amsterdam, 1967. vi + 204 pp., illus. $7 (1968) (0)
5 – On Multiplicative Showers† (1972) (0)

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