Kayla Yaede January 24, 2016 Honors History 7 Julius Robert Oppenheimer Julius Robert Oppenheimer was born into a wealthy family on April 22, 1904. Born in New York, this was the perfect era for a future physicist to be born. His father, a Jewish man, fled Europe as a teenager in order to escape religious persecution. Even though prejudism still existed towards Jews in the states, it was not nearly as harsh as it was in Europe. His mother was also a Jew, but had family living in New York, which made it effortless to flee. His father Julius, and mother Ella, would marry in 1903, in which a year later would have Julius Robert Oppenheimer II. They conceived another son which would be Julius’ brother not too long after that. Julius and his brother Frank, remained extremely close throughout their childhood. The Oppenheimer family lived in a high rise apartment in New York which was a living luxury. The family employed various chefs and servants to suit all needs. Family gatherings, dinners, and meetings were all extensively formal. They were required to wear suits, dresses, and closed toed shoes. When Julius Robert was at the age of five in 1909, his family planned a trip to …show more content…
In 1926, he decided to travel far out to England to obtain his Graduate Degree in physics. By the time Oppenheimer arrived in England, Einstein made the world of physics explode with his newly found formula, enticing the studies more for Julius. After his studies were over he applied for a position at Cambridge University in the Cavendish Laboratory. His profession was now directed by Nobel Prize winner, Ernest Rutherford. Ernest Rutherford received the Nobel Prize because of his genius discovery of the nucleus in an atom. When he started his career here he was to work under J.J Thompson, a British physicist who discovered the negatively charged
The reputation of the Rosenbergs led to a trial. Julius was born on May 12, 1918 during the Great Depression in Manhattan, New York City. His parents were Polish Immigrants, his father working in the garment industry. He graduated from high school in 1933 and studied to become an electrical engineer at City College of New York. He eventually joined the pro- Communist
Andre Jacobs was born on April 5, 1995. He lives with his mom and two brothers in the south side of Chicago. His dad was killed in a drive by shooting when he was only three years old. The entire family lives in a one bedroom apartment that they rent out from Andre’s best friend, Reggie. His youngest brother, Willie, has leukocytosis, a condition that has a high level of white blood cells in the blood, and he is deteriorating and requires medical attention often. His mother, Diana, works three jobs, and over eighty hours a week. Andre is often watching over his younger brothers and taking care of them. Andre has hopes of playing in the NBA one day. On February 13, 2002, Andre gets called home early from school to find out that Willie has died.
Robert Lehmkuhl's life changed forever the day he walked up to the house at 4600 Norwich Road with the white cross in front of it and knocked on the door. "As an out-of-state student at the University of Maryland, there was no housing for me in the fall of 1970, so I had to find my own way," he said.
The end of one world war and almost the start of another was all due to one project—the Manhattan Project. The Manhattan Project, using its exceptional confidentiality and top brains during World War Two, created three destructive bombs that would change the world forever.
Although the Manhattan Project is most notably known for the creation of the two atom bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the program marked the beginning of an age of peaceful atomic energy. The Manhattan Project brought great minds together to plant the seeds of atomic energy, not weaponry as many scientists believed in progress not destruction, towards a more prosperous world. Even the use of the atomic weapons developed in that time period and later improved upon is measly compared to the extent that atomic energy has been used for good. The atom bombs ushered in an age of nuclear energy and innovation rather than nuclear war.
Irene was born in Paris France on September 12, 1897. Her parents were Pierre and Marie Curie. Irene’s parents were very dedicated physicists towards radiation. Eugene Curie Irene’s grandpa was the main influence was to why she went into the nuclear field of science. Her grandpa taught her botany and natural history when they spent time together
Throughout the Holocaust, 6 million Jewish people were murdered.1 million children were among the victims. Possibly the most profound defender of human rights in modern history, Oskar Schindler has passed all defender criteria in flying colors. Oskar Schindler was born on April 28, 1908, in the Czech Republic. He was raised in Zwittau, Sudetenland, now present day Czech Republic. In his life, he went through many failed businesses, only finding success in the war at his factories. He is credited with saving the lives of 1200 jews from almost certain extermination.
What is it: The Manhattan Project was a research and development project that produced the first nuclear weapons during World War II. the manhattan project was the invention of the first two nuclear bombs, Fat man and little boy.These two bombs were dropped on japanese islands to end World War II.
This essay is about the personality of the internet activism Aaron Schwartz. .People could say that the perfect citizen does not exist, I actually do not know if that is true, but what I surely know is that Aaron was perfect citizen for me: Everything in Aaron is special; the way he dresses, the way he moves, the way he behaves, the way he speaks etc. Sometimes, I just think that it could be great if he stayed alive, he would have done many things, if I could be a petit percent of what he is. But let’s start to describe the way that Arron looks like.
[1]The Manhattan Project was a research and development project that produced the first nuclear weapon of mass destruction during World War II. It was conducted by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. [4][2]During this time, two types of bombs were developed. A gun-type fission weapon was made of uranium-235 which is an isotope that only makes up 0.7% of natural uranium. Although it is chemically identical to uranium-238 it was difficult to separate it. Three methods were used for uranium enrichment: electromagnetic, gaseous, and thermal most of which was done at Oak Ridge, TN and Hanford, WA. [6]The uranium was irradiated. Then it was transmuted into plutonium. [3]Chemically, it was separated and made into uranium. [5]Since the
Ralph H. Baer was born on March 8, 1922 in Manchester, Germany. Ralph had two brothers named Marcus and Oliver. When Ralph was 14 he was expelled from school because of his ancestry he had to go to an all Jewish school. For most of Ralph’s childhood his father worked at a shoe store from 4 am to 6 am on most nights so his father wasn’t around very much. When Ralph was 17 his family fled to the United States before the outbreak of World War.
Ben Posner is at the top of his scientific career when a change in CEOs drastically affects his lifestyle. Before anyone realizes, Ben is using alcohol to cope with his problems. This downward spiral finds him homeless and eventually rescued by the woman he has secretly loved. Together they begin to patch his life back together, only to face a charge of
Richard Feynman is heralded as one of the greatest physicists of all time. This is mainly because of his achievements in the fields of quantum electrodynamics, and other works while being a theoretical physicist. Feynman was also able to be recognized as one of the leading figures in the U.S. atomic bomb program, and received many awards during his lifetime; most famously the Nobel Prize in 1965.
On August 9, 1959 Karl Anderson was born in New York, but also known as Michael Kors. As of today Kors is worth $1 billion, and years of talent behind that. When he was five years old his mother remarried. She was then changing his last name to her new husbands which was Kors, and gave Karl the option to change his first name. Her favorites were Michael and David. That is how he became Michael David Kors. Michael recently in 2011 got married to Lance LePere and their residence is in New York. Michael had a dream to become a fashion designer. He gave up his acting lessons at age fourteen to pursue his dreams. When he was offered an opportunity to sell his own products he then dropped out of the Fashion Institute after only being there nine months.
Julius Robert Oppenheimer was born in New York City on April 22, 1904. He was born into a wealthier family and his parents were Julius S. Oppenheimer and Ella Friedman, who were both Jewish but weren't religious. By the age of 10, Oppenheimer was already studying physics, minerals, and chemistry and it was very obvious how smart and brilliant he was. Later on, he graduated valedictorian of his class in 1921 and instead of going to Harvard, he became sick and was transported to New Mexico with his high school teacher to become healthier. While in New Mexico, he got better and enrolled in Harvard in 1922. He graduated 3 years later in many subjects and realized he enjoyed physics more than chemistry. In 1926, he received the invitation to go