J. Robert Oppenheimer

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J. Robert Oppenheimer
General Information
Full Name	Julius Robert Oppenheimer
Aliases	J. Robert Oppenheimer
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Date of Birth	April 22nd, 1904
Relatives	Frank Oppenheimer (brother) Katherine Oppenheimer (wife)
Affiliation	Manhattan Project (formerly) *Los Alamos Laboratory
Citizenship	American
Status	Alive
Appearances
Film(s)	Tenet (mentioned) Oppenheimer
Portrayed by
Portrayed by	Cillian Murphy

"They won't fear it until they understand it. And they won't understand it until they've used it. Theory will take you only so far."

―J. Robert Oppenheimer^[src]

Julius Robert Oppenheimer, better known as J. Robert Oppenheimer, is an American theoretical physicist who was the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory established by the Manhattan Project during World War II.

Biography

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Abilities

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Equipment

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Relationships

Family Frank Oppenheimer - Brother Katherine Oppenheimer - Wife Jackie Oppenheimer - Sister-in-law Allies Jean Tatlock † - Romantic Interest Niels Bohr Albert Einstein Isidor Isaac Rabi - Close Friend Werner Heisenberg Haakon Chevalier - Friend Ernest Lawrence - Close Friend Luis Walter Alvarez Hartland Snyder - Student Richard Tolman † Manhattan Project Leslie Groves Jr. Vannevar Bush Hans Bethe Robert Serber Richard Feynman Kenneth Bainbridge Lilli Hornig Enrico Fermi † Seth Neddermeyer Donald Hornig Ruth Tolman † Philip Morrison George Kistiakowsky Edward Condon Boris Pash Leo Szilard David L. Hill Henry L. Stimson † Joe Volpe - Lawyer Lloyd Garrison - Lawyer

Enemies Patrick Blackett - Former Tutor Nazi Party U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Lewis Strauss William L. Borden Manhattan Project Edward Teller - Former Ally Kenneth Nichols - Former Ally Klaus Fuchs - Former Ally Roger Robb Gordon Gray Ward V. Evans Thomas A. Morgan Harry S. Truman

Trivia

• While the films are most certainly not apart of the same universe, nor connected in any way, J. Robert Oppenheimer was referenced in Christopher Nolan's 2020 Film, Tenet.
  • This is the first time a character from a different Nolan film is mentioned.

Appearances

In chronological order:

• Oppenheimer
• Tenet (mentioned)