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Dec 2019
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Qui est Robert Oppenheimer ?

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Le physicien américain Robert Oppenheimer est surtout connu pour avoir été, selon l'expression consacrée, "le père de la bombe atomique", dans le cadre du projet Manhattan. Cependant, avant comme après la guerre, la contribution à la science de ce grand savant ne se limite pas à son rôle dans la mise au point de l'arme nucléaire...

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