1946, the United States established the Atomic Energy Commission to supervise the country's nuclear weapons program. Oppenheimer used his position in the Committee to advocate strengthening the control of nuclear weapons and opposing the development of hydrogen bombs. The United States conducted its first hydrogen bomb test in 1952.
"He opposes the development of hydrogen bombs, or' super bombs', because they are 65,438+0,000 times more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki," CynthiaC said. Kelly, founder and chairman of the Atomic Heritage Foundation. Oppenheimer is worried that an arms race to make bigger and bigger bombs may cause potential damage.
Lewis Strauss, a businessman who became chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission from 65438 to 0953, disliked Oppenheimer's opposition to the hydrogen bomb and held a security hearing to investigate Oppenheimer's loyalty. At that time, at the height of the second Red Panic, Senator joseph mccarthy held a hearing to expose the so-called * * * producers in the federal government.
With the help of the FBI's illegal eavesdropping on Oppenheimer's phone, the Atomic Energy Commission argued at the hearing that Oppenheimer's connection with the * * * production party made him a security threat. 1954, the government revoked his security clearance, making him a member of many blacklists of that era.
Commemoration of future generations:
1, Oppenheimer Excellence Award
Robert Oppenheimer Distinguished Scholarship is the highest award established by the National Laboratory of the United States, which is open to the whole world. It awards outstanding young scientists who have made achievements in physics, chemistry, biology, materials, energy and environment and have the potential to become academic leaders in their respective fields. There are no more than two winners in the world every year.
2. The movie Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer is a biographical thriller, which was co-produced by the United States and Britain in 2023. The film was written and directed by Christopher Nolan and adapted from the biographies of Kay Byrd and Martin Shuerwen, Prometheus in America. The plot tells the story of Robert Oppenheimer's participation in the development of the atomic bomb.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Robert Oppenheimer