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Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967) was a Jewish American theoretical physicist who was a manager in the [[Manhattan Project]] in [[Los Alamos]], [[New Mexico]].  He was a bright student and popular teacher, but his contributions to science were not comparable to those of a the leading Manhattan Project scientists.<ref>such as [[Hans Bethe|Bethe]], [[Neils Bohr|Bohr]], [[Enrico Fermi|Fermi]], [[Richard Feynman|Feynman]], [[Willard Libby|Libby]], and [[Eugene Wigner|Wigner]], who won Nobel prizes.</ref> The media generally liked Oppenheimer's politics and gave him credit as "the man who built the atomic bomb."

Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967) was an American theoretical physicist who was a manager in the [[Manhattan Project]] in [[Los Alamos]], [[New Mexico]].  He was a bright student and popular teacher, but his contributions to science were not comparable to those of a the leading Manhattan Project scientists.<ref>such as [[Hans Bethe|Bethe]], [[Neils Bohr|Bohr]], [[Enrico Fermi|Fermi]], [[Richard Feynman|Feynman]], [[Willard Libby|Libby]], and [[Eugene Wigner|Wigner]], who won Nobel prizes.</ref> The media generally liked Oppenheimer's politics and gave him credit as "the man who built the atomic bomb."

Oppenheimer managed the laboratory at Los Alamos from 1943 to 1945.  As described by the United States Department of Energy's historical account:<ref>http://www.mbe.doe.gov/me70/manhattan/basic_research.htm</ref>

Oppenheimer managed the laboratory at Los Alamos from 1943 to 1945.  As described by the United States Department of Energy's historical account:<ref>http://www.mbe.doe.gov/me70/manhattan/basic_research.htm</ref>