Article ID: CBB001320402

A Physicist for All Seasons: Part I (2013)

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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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Authors & Contributors
Khan, Sal
David N. Schwartz
Alberto Bentoglio
Zangwill, Andrew
Williams, Kelsey Jackson
Walling, Olivia Weaver
Concepts
Biographies
Atomic, nuclear, and particle physics
Physics
Nuclear weapons; atomic weapons
Manhattan Project
Science and politics
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, early
20th century, late
21st century
19th century
17th century
Places
United States
England
Italy
Berkeley (California, U.S.)
Milan (Italy)
Germany
Institutions
California Institute of Technology
Khan Academy
Project Vista
University of California, Berkeley
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Kellogg Radiation Laboratory
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