Even the "father of the atomic bomb" had to sit down somewhere. The military-issue chair of legendary first Lab Director and brilliant physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the few items we still have of his.
Even the "father of the atomic bomb" had to sit down somewhere and J. Robert Oppenheimer’s chair is one of just two personal items that Los Alamos has. Relics is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Public Affairs Office. Joey Montoya is producer; Brye Steeves is writer and host. Special thanks to Alan Carr, Wendy Strohmeyer, Chris C’de Baca, Andrew Gordon, Lexi Petronis, Riz Ali, and Scott Faulk.
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