Julius Oppenheimer Research Paper

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In the famous words of of Dr. Julius Robert Oppenheimer, “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” Oppenheimer was the creator of the atomic bomb. He was a normal smart man who ended up creating the most destructive weapon of the modern world. A weapon that can kill hundreds of thousands of people. Oppenheimer was born on April 22, 1904 in New York City. His father, Julius Oppenheimer, was a Jewish textile importer and his mother, Ella Friedman, who was a painter. Oppenheimer also had a younger brother named Frank. He first went to Alcuin Preparatory School, but later transferred to Ethical Culture Society School. His father was apart of the society as one of the trustees. In school, Oppenheimer had an interest in English and French