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J. Robert Oppenheimer


IN THESE CORNER OFFICES
1929-1942
J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER
"CREATED THE GREATEST SCHOOL
OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS
THE UNITED STATES HAS EVER KNOWN"
- H. A. BETHE -
HE SUPERVISED A TOTAL OF 25 PH.D. STUDENTS,
INCLUDING
ROBERT F. CHRISTY, EDWARD GERJUOY, WILLIS
B. LAMB, PHILIP MORRISON, MELBA N. PHILLIPS,
AND GEORGE M. VOLKOFF.
HE ATTRACTED A CONTINUAL STREAM
OF POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS AND VISITORS,
AMONG THEM
HERBERT C. CORBEN, WENDELL H. FURRY,
LEONARD I. SCHIFF, JULIAN S. SCHWINGER,
ROBERT SERBER, AND EDWIN H. UEHLING.

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