Why J. Robert Oppenheimer Deserves a Monument or Memorial In Washington D.C.

J. Robert Oppenheimer Deserves a Memorial In Washington D.C. for the following reasons, including more. Evidence is resulted from Atomic Heritage,  Atomic Archive, and Interviews from Atomic Heritage

J. Robert Oppenheimer published many important contributions to the then newly developed quantum theory, most notably a famous paper on the so-called Born-Oppenheimer approximation, which separates nuclear motion from electronic motion in the mathematical treatment of molecules while visiting the University of Göttingen

Oppenheimer became credited with being a founding father of the American school of theoretical physics. He did important research in astrophysics, nuclear physics, spectroscopy and quantum field theory. He made important contributions to the theory of cosmic ray showers, and did work that eventually led toward descriptions of quantum tunneling. In the 1930s, he was the first to write papers suggesting the existence of what we today call black holes.

When World War II began, Oppenheimer eagerly became involved in the efforts to develop an atomic bomb, which were already taking up much of the time and facilities of Lawrence's Radiation Laboratory at Berkeley. He was invited to take over work on neutron calculations, and in June 1942 General Leslie Groves appointed Oppenheimer as the scientific director of the Manhattan Project.

J. Robert Opennheimer is often refered to as the "Father of the atomic bomb", but the atomic bomb isn't the only thing that he and his team created, or invented. Everything that is used for atomic power and/or the atomic bomb wasn't just laying around, they had to think up, and build, machines to be able to do what they needed to.

The following link, "Atomic Heritage", includes many recordings of interviews of people that worked on the "Manhattan Project". Including J. Robert Oppenheimer. Atomic Heritage Interviews

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J. Robert Oppenheimer saved a lot of time, resources, and lives by allowing America to use atomic bombs to end WWII with Japan. J. Robert Oppenheimer deserves a  monument and/or a memorial to celebrate the genius's inventions and acheivements.

According to Atomic Heritage, Atomic Archive, and Interviews from Atomic Heritage, "When World War II began, Oppenheimer eagerly became involved in the efforts to develop an atomic bomb, which were already taking up much of the time and facilities of Lawrence's Radiation Laboratory at Berkeley. He was invited to take over work on neutron calculations, and in June 1942 General Leslie Groves appointed Oppenheimer as the scientific director of the Manhattan Project." And, as director of the Manhattan Project, headed technological advancements, and day-to-day activities.

A lot of people will say that Albert Einstein was just as important in the development of nuclear technology as J. Robert Oppenheimer, and they'd most likely be right, but the problem is, Albert Einstein has a monument for the things he did in his life, but J. Robert Oppenheimer does not. Albert Einstein also only came up with a theory of atoms and the power that something really small could have, while J. Robert Oppenheimer invented almost everything that lead him to his advancements. He even talked in his interview that all the stuff that they used for research and development was not available, and that they had to invent it.

J. Robert Oppenheimer deserves a  monument and/or a memorial to celebrate the genius's inventions and achievements.  J. Robert Oppenheimer was not the only person responsible for the development of nuclear power, but he was the director of the manhattan project, and and such, directed nuclear development, not only in the becoming of the atomic bomb, but also developed Nuclear Fission, finding which atom was best for nuclear fission was also a heavy challenge that he overcame.