Frank Oppenheimer (1912 - 1985)

Born:
August 14, 1912 in New York City, New York, USA

Died:
February 3, 1985(age 72)

About:
Frank Oppenheimer was an American particle physicist, cattle rancher, professor of physics at the University of Colorado, and the founder of the Exploratorium in San Francisco. A younger brother of renowned physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, Frank Oppenheimer conducted research on aspects of nuclear physics during the time of the Manhattan Project, and made contributions to uranium enrichment.