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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: J. Robert Oppenheimer

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the "father of the atomic bomb", J. Robert Oppenheimer in this article that discusses his life and scientific accomplishments.
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Other

Nuclear files.org: Julius Robert Oppenheimer

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Necessity of Hiroshima: J. Robert Oppenheimer

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Other

Nuclearfiles.org: Oppenheimer Affair

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Curated OER

Who's Who and What'd They Do?: J. Robert Oppenheimer

For Students 9th - 10th
Details the life of Robert J. Oppenheimer and his views on the atomic bomb.
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Curated OER

Who's Who and What'd They Do?: J. Robert Oppenheimer

For Students 9th - 10th
Details the life of Robert J. Oppenheimer and his views on the atomic bomb.
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Atomic Archive

Atomicarchive.com: The Manhattan Project

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of primary source documents on the Manhatten project and the decision to drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan in 1945. Content includes letters to and from J. Robert Oppenheimer, written deals and agreements, internal memorandums,...
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Los Alamos National Laboratory

For Students 9th - 10th
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...