Oppenheimer

[ op-uh n-hahy-mer ]

/ ˈɒp ənˌhaɪ mər /

noun

J(ulius) Robert,1904–67, U.S. nuclear physicist.

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Examples from the Web for oppenheimer

He told the hearing of Oppenheimer: “I would feel personally more secure if public matters would rest in other hands.”
I Saw Nuclear Armageddon Sitting on My Desk|Clive Irving|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In fact, Teller was competing with Oppenheimer for resources.
I Saw Nuclear Armageddon Sitting on My Desk|Clive Irving|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A face in a sea of faces, how could you know he hid among them like Oppenheimer, building a lab to split the atom.
The Stacks: How Leonard Chess Helped Make Muddy Waters|Alex Belth|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For example, Oppenheimer misstates Zen teaching as holding that good and evil do not exist because everything is one.
The Shocking Scandal at the Heart of American Zen|Jay Michaelson|November 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Woody, not surprisingly, refused to co-operate with Oppenheimer, who requested an interview but was rebuffed.
Behind the Johnson & Johnson Curse|Emma Garman|August 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Oppenheimer and Gottlieb report cases of mixed hay fever where the skin reacts to pollen but the pollen extract failed to cure.
The Treatment of Hay Fever|George Frederick Laidlaw
"Well, cut out my tongue and call me Oppenheimer," he exclaimed.
Make Mine Homogenized|Rick Raphael
Oppenheimer told me he had not learned of the Russo-Japanese war until two years after it was over.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover)|Jack London
And Betty, if she agrees, says "Oppenheimer," and we understand each other and pass on.
The Charm of Ireland|Burton Egbert Stevenson
“When I was a night messenger I hit the hop once,” Oppenheimer continued.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover)|Jack London

British Dictionary definitions for oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

/ (ˈɒpənˌhaɪmə) /

noun

J (ulius) Robert. 1904–67, US nuclear physicist. He was director of the Los Alamos laboratory (1943–45), which produced the first atomic bomb. He opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb (1949) and in 1953 was alleged to be a security risk. He was later exonerated

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Science definitions for oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

[ ŏp′ən-hī′mər ]

J(ulius) Robert 1904-1967

American physicist who directed the Los Alamos, New Mexico, laboratory during the development of the first atomic bomb (1942-1945). After World War II, he became an advocate for the peaceful use of atomic energy and opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb.