PHYS 199M Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Percy Williams Bridgman, J. Robert Oppenheimer, California Institute Of Technology
18 Nov 2016
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J. robert oppenheimer: born in new york city, attended harvard, studied in cambridge under thompson in 1924. Was rejected by rutherford: worked with born in 1926. Obtained phd at age 23: born-oppenheimer approximation is his most cited work, many interest/predictions. Predicted black holes: nrc fellowship at caltech in 1927, berkeley professorship in 1929, scientific director of manhattan project, director of princeton institute for advanced study, interesting and enigmatic figure. Known as robert until he went to the netherlands. Born in 1904 and grew up in a sophisticated and wealthy family on the upper west side of. Recognized to be brilliant around age 10. Spent time recovering from dysentery in new mexico at 18. Assaulted another student during his graduate studies. Incorrectly diagnosed with schizophrenia: people reacted to oppenheimer differently. Many people found him to be mesmerizingly brilliant. Some thought him to be a poseur: graduated from harvard in 3 years.
