This timeline covers the early life, education, and formative years of J. Robert Oppenheimer, setting the stage for his future contributions to physics and the Manhattan Project.
Birth
1904
J. Robert Oppenheimer was born on April 22, 1904, in New York City to Ella and Julius Oppenheimer.
Undergraduate Studies
1921-1925
Oppenheimer attended Harvard University, where he studied chemistry but soon switched to physics, graduating in 1925.
Graduate Studies
1925-1927
He pursued his graduate studies at the University of Cambridge and later at the University of Göttingen, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1927.
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