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Title

Robert Oppenheimer receiving the Enrico Fermi Award from President Lyndon B. Johnson

Description

President John F. Kennedy awarded Oppenheimer the Fermi Award for his contributions to theoretical physics. President Johnson (on the right) shakes hands with Oppenheimer as he presents the award about one week after President Kennedy’s assassination.

Subject

  • Robert Oppenheimer
  • People
  • Lyndon B. Johnson

Credits

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

Type

Photographic

Associated Lesson

Gamma Ray History

This material is based upon work supported by NASA under Grant Nos. NNX09AD33G and NNX10AE80G issued through the SMD ROSES 2009 Program.

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