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Lewis Strauss - American banker and chairman of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (1896-1974)

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Relationship with J. Robert Oppenheimer

Strauss had a contentious relationship with physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, particularly over nuclear policy and security clearance.
Job Offer
1947
Strauss offered Oppenheimer a job as director at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University.
Hearing Conflict
1949
Strauss and Oppenheimer clashed during a hearing over the export of radioisotopes for medical purposes.
Security Clearance Hearing
1954
Strauss was instrumental in the controversial hearings that led to the revocation of Oppenheimer's security clearance.

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