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Robert Oppenheimer

American theoretical physicist, known as "father of the atomic bomb".

Born April 22nd, 1904 in New York City. [ref]

Died February 18th, 1967 at 62 years old in Princeton (lung cancer). [ref]

Occupations
art collector, engineer, nuclear physicist, theoretical physicist, university teacher

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