J. Robert Oppenheimer
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Object Details
- Artist
- Lisette Model, 1 Nov 1901 - 30 Mar 1983
- Sitter
- J. Robert Oppenheimer, 22 Apr 1904 - 18 Feb 1967
- Exhibition Label
- Born New York City
- Beginning in 1942, the physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer oversaw the research and design of the atomic bomb for the Manhattan Project. His team at Los Alamos Laboratory tested the world’s first nuclear weapon on July 16, 1945, and a few weeks later, the United States dropped atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The devastation resulted in over 100,000 deaths and approximately 200,000 casualties. Oppenheimer subsequently served as chair of the General Advisory Committee of the Atomic Energy Commission, where he advised against developing a more powerful hydrogen bomb. In 1953, following accusations of disloyalty to the United States, Oppenheimer lost his security clearance and was prohibited from engaging in government-sponsored research. Oppenheimer had expressed leftist political sentiments in the 1930s and had not reported the full extent of his contact with a Soviet agent during the Manhattan Project, making him especially vulnerable to the anti-Communist witch hunts of the early 1950s.
- Nacido en la Ciudad de Nueva York
- Desde 1942, el físico J. Robert Oppenheimer supervisó la investigación y el diseño de la bomba atómica dentro del Proyecto Manhattan. Su equipo del Laboratorrio Los Álamos puso a prueba la primera arma nuclear del mundo el 16 de julio de 1945 y, unas semanas más tarde, Estados Unidos lanzó bombas atómicas sobre las ciudades japonesas de Hiroshima y Nagasaki. Las devastadoras explosiones acarrearon más de 100.000 muertes y aproximadamente 200.000 heridos. Posteriormente, Oppenheimer se desempeñó como presidente del Comité Asesor General de la Comisión de Energía Atómica de los Estados Unidos, donde aconsejó abandonar el desarrollo de la bomba de hidrógeno, aún más poderosa. En 1953, Oppenheimer perdió su autorización para acceder a materiales secretos tras recibir acusaciones de traición, por lo que se le prohibió participar de investigaciones patrocinadas por el gobierno. Oppenheimer había expresado ideas políticas de izquierda en los años 30 y no había informado tota mente sobre su contacto con un agente soviético durante el Proyecto Manhattan, siendo así especialmente vulnerable a la caza de brujas anticomunista de principios de los años 50.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- 1946
- Object number
- NPG.82.143
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © The Lisette Model Foundation, Inc. (1983). Used by permission.
- Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image/Sheet: 34.4 × 25.1 cm (13 9/16 × 9 7/8")
- Mat: 71.1 × 55.9 cm (28 × 22")
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- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
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- Architecture\Wall\Brick
- Architecture\Door
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
- J. Robert Oppenheimer: Male
- J. Robert Oppenheimer: Literature\Writer
- J. Robert Oppenheimer: Science and Technology\Scientist\Physicist
- J. Robert Oppenheimer: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\Physics
- J. Robert Oppenheimer: Enrico Fermi Award
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.82.143
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm40c7aca68-714a-49e1-9416-a563de21eb90
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