Community of Scholars Profile
Oppenheimer, J. Robert
Information in this profile has been submitted by the individual or is based on Institute records, including the publication A Community of Scholars: The Institute for Advanced Study 1930-1980.
Data from Institute records
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Visits to IAS
| Type | Affiliation | Start Date | End Date |
|---|
| [D] | DO | 9/1/1947 | 6/30/1966 |
Year of Death: 1967
Past and Other Appointments
| Appointment | Organization | Start Year | End Year |
|---|
| concurrent with IAS appointment: Chairman, General Advisory Commission | Atomic Energy Commission | 1947 | 1952 |
| Director | Los Alamos National Laboratory | 1943 | 1945 |
| Assistant Professor of Physics; Associate Professor of Physics; Professor of Physics | University of California, Berkeley and California Institute of Technology | 1929 | 1947 |
Degrees
| Degree | Year | Institution |
|---|
| Ph.D. | 1927 | University of Göttingen |
| B.A. | 1925 | Harvard University |
Honors
| Description | Year |
|---|
| Enrico Fermi Award | 1963 |
| Presidential Medal for Merit | 1946 |
| Member, American Philosophical Society | 1945-1967 |
| Fellow, National Academy of Sciences | 1941-1967 |
| Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science | |