Oppenheimer
[op-uh n-hahy-mer]
- J(ulius) Robert,1904–67, U.S. nuclear physicist.
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He told the hearing of Oppenheimer: “I would feel personally more secure if public matters would rest in other hands.”
In fact, Teller was competing with Oppenheimer for resources.
A face in a sea of faces, how could you know he hid among them like Oppenheimer, building a lab to split the atom.
For example, Oppenheimer misstates Zen teaching as holding that good and evil do not exist because everything is one.
Woody, not surprisingly, refused to co-operate with Oppenheimer, who requested an interview but was rebuffed.
Historical Examples
"Well, cut out my tongue and call me Oppenheimer," he exclaimed.
Make Mine HomogenizedRick Raphael
And Betty, if she agrees, says "Oppenheimer," and we understand each other and pass on.
The Charm of IrelandBurton Egbert Stevenson
I hope to live to grasp Drs. Oppenheimer and Gottlieb by the hand.
ShandygaffChristopher Morley
Why should one wish to grasp Drs. Oppenheimer and Gottlieb by the hand?
ShandygaffChristopher Morley
But Oppenheimer, enraptured with my tales, remained a sceptic to the end.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover)Jack London
Oppenheimer
- 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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Oppenheimer
[ŏp′ən-hī′mər]
- 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.
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