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After pursuing research at the University of Cambridge, Oppenheimer discovered that his strengths lay in theoretical rather than experimental physics. Yet, his graduate work was marked by struggles, including a bout of emotional instability that led to a shocking confession of attempting to poison a less-than-friendly tutor—a test of his mental state amid the rigors of academia.
The Manhattan Project
As the specter of fascism loomed over Europe in the 1930s, Oppenheimer's attention turned towards the implications of nuclear research. Suspecting that Nazi scientists were pursuing nuclear weapons, he agreed with Albert Einstein on the pressing need for the U.S. to develop its atomic capabilities.