He wasn’t yet 40 years old. But Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Groves chose Oppenheimer as the Manhattan Project’s director in 1942 partly because he showed a burning sense of imperative.
In this ninth installment of several articles covering the life and accomplishments of Nichols, we learn of methods used by Col. Nichols and Brigadier Gen. Leslie Groves to create efficiency and ...
Robert Oppenheimer (Murphy ... He's recruited to the program by U.S. Army Colonel Leslie Groves (Damon) after citing concerns that the German scientists may be developing their own nuclear ...