He had been ailing since early last year with cancer of the throat. Dr. Oppenheimer received the Presidential citation and a Medal of Merit for his role in the development of the atomic bomb which ...

“Dr. Oppenheimer wore an expression that he was terribly surprised at the shock wave of the explosion, and I understood how he felt very well,” she said. Mainstream views of the atomic ...

Robert Oppenheimer's name has become almost synonymous with the atomic bomb, and also with the dilemma facing scientists when the interests of the nation and their own conscience collide.