1. J. Robert Oppenheimer
While at Harvard, he excelled in Latin, Greek, physics, and chemistry. ... In 1929, he returned to the U.S. to become assistant professor of theoretical physics at the California Institute of Technology and the University of California. ... While he was professor, he covered numerous areas of physics. Oppenheimer made contributions to the cosmic ray theory, quantum mechanics, atomic theory, nuclear physics, fundamental particles, and astrophysics. ...
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