Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
August 14, 1912
Died
February 3, 1985 (age 72)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Frank Friedman Oppenheimer
Frank Oppenheimer
Biography
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.
