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Oppenheimer

[ op-uhn-hahy-mer ]

noun

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


Oppenheimer

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noun

  1. OppenheimerJ(ulius) Robert19041967MUSSCIENCE: physicist 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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.
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Since her first film more than a decade ago, Pugh has gone on to star in movies such as Midsommar, Don't Worry Darling and the Oscar award winning films Oppenheimer and Dune: Part Two.

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I didn’t understand any of it until a few years ago when “Oppenheimer†came out.

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When he was chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Lewis Strauss — the Robert Downey Jr. character in “Oppenheimer†— predicted in 1954 that our children would enjoy nuclear power “too cheap to meter.â€

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The US actor won an Oscar for his role in Oppenheimer last year.

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Holland is currently filming The Odyssey, the latest film from Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan, but is expected to move on to Spider-Man when shooting concludes.

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OppenheimOppenheimer, J. Robert