Biography and online exhibit created for the centennial of his birth 1965 audio interview with j robert oppenheimer by stephane groueff voices of the manhattan project pbs american experience the trials of j robert oppenheimer j robert oppenheimer on imdb j robert oppenheimer character on imdb was oppenheimer a member of the communist . J robert oppenheimer a life abraham pais robert p crease on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers the late abraham pais wrote the definitive biography of albert einstein subtle is the lord which won an american book award as a distinguished physicist and einsteins colleague. Ray monk professor university of southampton may 15 2013 in this lecture ray monk author of robert oppenheimer a life inside the center random house 2013 will tell the story of j robert oppenheimer the institutes third director 1947 66 in the context of the momentous developments in which he played a leading part. During the manhattan project j robert oppenheimer was director of the los alamos laboratory and responsible for the research and design of an atomic bomb he is often known as the father of the atomic bomb