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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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PBS

Pbs: J. Robert Oppenheimer 1904 1967

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from PBS provides biographical information about J. Robert Oppenheimer, and his involvement with the atomic bomb.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: J. Robert Oppenheimer

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: J. Robert Oppenheimer

For Students 9th - 10th
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."
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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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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...