Oppenheimer

[ op-uhn-hahy-mer ]

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

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How to use Oppenheimer in a sentence

  • Oppenheimer and Gottlieb object to commercial preparations on different grounds.

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  • Even into the living grave Oppenheimer had occupied for ten years had my fame, or notoriety, rather, penetrated.

  • Oppenheimer told me he had not learned of the Russo-Japanese war until two years after it was over.

  • I think, had Oppenheimer had the opportunity for thorough education, he would have made a Marinetti or a Haeckel.

British Dictionary definitions for Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

/ (ˈɒpənˌhaɪmə) /


noun
  1. 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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Scientific definitions for Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

[ ŏpən-hī′mər ]


  1. 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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