Oppenheimer

[op-uhn-hahy-mer]

noun

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

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

Oppenheimer

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.

Example Sentences

Blunt is stuck in a reprise of her Oscar-nominated supporting role in “Oppenheimer” as the drunk whose cruelty pardons the male lead’s flaws.

From Los Angeles Times

He won the DGA award for outstanding directorial achievement in theatrical feature film for “Oppenheimer” and was previously nominated for his films “Dunkirk,” “Inception,” “The Dark Knight” and “Memento.”

From Los Angeles Times

Sine the original series concluded in 2022, Murphy has also starred in Small Things Like These and won an Oscar for his leading role in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer.

From BBC

Lawrence was beyond furious at Oppenheimer for bringing politics — and left-wing politics at that — into the lab.

From Los Angeles Times

If you saw Christopher Nolan’s 2023 film “Oppenheimer,” you might remember the character of Vannevar Bush, one of the bosses who oversaw the Manhattan Project.

From Salon