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A Physicist for All Seasons: Part I (2013)

Oppenheimer, Frank (Author)

Physics in Perspective
Volume: 15
Pages: 33-91

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Interviews Atomic, nuclear, and particle physics Biographies Education 20th century, early United States Italy England New Mexico (U.S.) Oppenheimer, J. Robert Cavendish Laboratory Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore California Institute of Technology

The first part of this interview covers Frank Oppenheimer's childhood, family background, and early education in New York City; his deep lifelong bond to his older brother Robert; his undergraduate years at Johns Hopkins University (1930-1933); his stays at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, England, and at the University of Florence, Italy (1933-1935); his graduate studies at the California Institute of Technology (1935-1939); his postdoctoral assistantship at Stanford University (1939-1941); and the frequent summers he spent in New Mexico with his brother, family, and friends

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Description An interview with Frank Oppenheimer on his childhood, family background, and early education in New York City.

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