Background
Oppenheimer, Frank Friedman was born on August 14, 1912 in New York City. Son of Julius and Ella (Friedman) Oppenheimer.
Oppenheimer, Frank Friedman was born on August 14, 1912 in New York City. Son of Julius and Ella (Friedman) Oppenheimer.
Bachelor of Science, Johns Hopkins, 1933. Postgraduate Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, England, 1935. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute Technology, 1939.
Research associate Stanford, 1939-1941, University of California at Berkeley, 1941-1947. Assistant professor physics University of Minnesota, 1947-1949. Rancher, Colorado, 1949-1959.
Professor physics U. Colorado, 1959-1985.
On leave as director Palace of Arts and Science, San Francisco, 1969.
Fellow American Physical Society. Member Phi Beta Kappa. Company-discoverer heavy nuclei component of cosmic rays.
Married Jacquenette Yvonne Quann, October 5, 1936. Children: Judith, Michael.