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Frank Oppenheimer

Frank OppenheimerAKA Frank Friedman Oppenheimer

Born: 14-Aug-1912
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 3-Feb-1985
Location of death: Sausalito, CA
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Point Reyes National Seashore Park, Marin County, CA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Physicist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Founder of the Exploratorium

Father: Julius Oppenheimer
Mother: Ella Friedman
Brother: Robert Oppenheimer (physicist, b. 22-Apr-1904, d. 18-Feb-1967)
Wife: Jaquenette Quann ("Jacki")

    University: BS Physics, Johns Hopkins University (1933)
    Scholar: Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge University
    Scholar: Institute di Arceti, Italy (1933-35)
    University: PhD Physics, California Institute of Technology (1939)
    Professor: Physics, University of Colorado at Buolder (1959-79)

    Exploratorium Founder (1969)
    Manhattan Project
    Communist Party USA under the influence of his wife (1937-39)
    Guggenheim Fellowship 1965
    Oersted Medal 1984


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