J Robert Oppenheimer (Father of the Atomic Bomb)

Born in New York City in 1904, physicist J Robert Oppenheimer served as Dirstor of the Los Alamos Laboratory during the development of the atomic bomb. Known as 'The Father of the Atomic Bomb' Oppenheimer died from cancer at the age of 62 in 1967.

Autograph signed 'Robert Oppenheimer' on a Pyramid Club of Philadelphia Achievement Award Dinner programme dated 21 October, 1954 -'The Pyramid Club of Philadelphia Inc presents its Achievement Award to J Robert Oppehneimer for unstinting devotion of his own great gifts to the end of increasing man's knowledge and to the inspiration of many others in the pursuit of the same goal'

Oppenheimer was at that time Director of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, New Jersey.

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