Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967
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Ou-pên-hai-mo, 1904-1967 Oppenheimer, Robert, 1904-1967 Oppenheimer, Julius Robert, 1904-1967
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found: His The scientific foundations for world order, 1947.
found: Current biog., 1964 (Oppenheimer, J(ulius) Robert; b. 4/22/04)
found: Michelmore, P. The Swift Years, c1969, p. 4 (J. Robert Oppenheimer; father, Julius, had first thought to name his son just plain Robert, but he felt this was not distinguished enough, it needed something more. Eventually the baby was named J. Robert Oppenheimer, the 'J' standing for nothing)
found: Royal, D. The Story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, c1969, p. 6 ("J" in name is only an initial)
found: Dict. of American biography: supplement 8, 1966-1970 (Julius Robert Oppenheimer; b. Apr. 22, 1904, New York City, d. Feb. 18, 1967, Princeton; theoretical physicist; although the name Julius appears on his birth certificate, he said that the initial J stood "for nothing"; his brother thought that the initial was a nod to the tradition of naming a firstborn son after his father)
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1980-03-21: new
2013-02-07: revised
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