Curated OER
J. Robert Oppenheimer
In this online interactive history quiz activity, students respond to 50 multiple choice questions about J. Robert Oppenheimer. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Curated OER
J. Robert Oppenheimer
In this online interactive history instructional activity, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about the accomplishments of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive...
Oregon State University
Oregon State University: Radioactive Materials: Mining the Atom
Online exhibit from Oregon State University on radioactive materials.
Oregon State University
Oregon State: Pioneers of Atomic Energy
Oregon State University Library online exhibit on the pioneers and founders of the atomic revolution.
Other
Nuclear files.org: Julius Robert Oppenheimer
At this site from Nuclearfiles.org you can read a biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer and about his career as a scientist and his important involvement with the Manhattan Project and Atomic Energy Commission.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
J. Robert Oppenheimer is credited with the creation of the atomic bomb. But, "The country asked him to do something and he did it brilliantly, and they repaid him for the tremendous job he did by breaking him." This documentary traces...
Other
Los Alamos National Laboratory
The official website of the Los Alamos National Laboratory. You will find the history of the laboratory as well as many of the key figures. There is also an interactive history of the Manhattan Project. Be sure to check out the photo...
Oregon State University
Osu: Atomic Espionage and the Oppenheimer Hearings
Atomic Energy and Nuclear History Online exhibit from Oregon State University Library features information on Atomic Espionage and the Oppenheimer Hearings.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: J. Robert Oppenheimer
This biography from the encyclopedia Wikipedia of physicist Robert Oppenheimer discusses his education, his creation of the atomic bomb, and later, his opposition to the use of the bomb.
PBS
Pbs: J. Robert Oppenheimer 1904 1967
This site from PBS provides biographical information about J. Robert Oppenheimer, and his involvement with the atomic bomb.
Other
Nuclearfiles.org: Oppenheimer Affair
This site from Nuclearfiles.org allows you to read about Robert J. Oppenheimer's role in the Manhattan Project, as head of the Atomic Energy Commission and then his dismissal as a "security threat" to the U.S. government during the era...
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: J. Robert Oppenheimer
Learn about the "father of the atomic bomb", J. Robert Oppenheimer in this article that discusses his life and scientific accomplishments.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: J. Robert Oppenheimer
Credited with the creation of the atomic bomb, Robert Oppenheimer opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb. Read about Oppenheimer's education and involvement in the atomic explosions, which "changed the world forever."
Other
Necessity of Hiroshima: J. Robert Oppenheimer
This is a short biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer provided by a personal site from Doug Long. Included is a quote of his reaction to the use of the atomic bomb several years after the war.
Curated OER
Who's Who and What'd They Do?: J. Robert Oppenheimer
Details the life of Robert J. Oppenheimer and his views on the atomic bomb.
Curated OER
Who's Who and What'd They Do?: J. Robert Oppenheimer
Details the life of Robert J. Oppenheimer and his views on the atomic bomb.