Why was the American "father of the atomic bomb" convicted? After completing the nuclear test, he was dismissed from public office.

As one of the greatest scientists in the 20th century, Einstein was the initiator of developing the atomic bomb. But Einstein was excluded from the Manhattan project by the United States because of his immigration status and not being an American.

Another physicist, Robert Oppenheimer, became the leader of the Manhattan Project. Under his leadership, the United States successfully developed the atomic bomb.

However, Oppenheimer, known as the "father of the atomic bomb", was only brilliant for a moment. He was quickly convicted and dismissed from all public office. ...

1942 In August, Oppenheimer was appointed as the chief scientist of the Manhattan Project. Later, it was established in June of 1943 and served as the director of Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Oppenheimer invested US$ 2 billion and 654.38+10,000 people participated. In July 1945, he led the manufacture of the world's first atomic bomb, so he was also called the "father of the atomic bomb". Truman, then President of the United States, also praised Oppenheimer for leading the scientific team to complete "an unprecedented large-scale organized scientific miracle in history".

The appearance of the atomic bomb completely changed the world, and it can even be said that nuclear weapons completely dominated the current world pattern.

As a scientist, Oppenheimer personally released the devil's nucleus, which has both advantages and disadvantages. But, purely physically, he can be great.

After World War II, Oppenheimer came to the Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) in Princeton, but he soon changed from an American hero to an American traitor.

1945 In August, the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, causing a large number of civilian and military casualties.

1946, the United States promulgated the Atomic Energy Law and established the American Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), which is in charge of all nuclear production equipment, nuclear reactors, relevant technical data and research results in the United States.

From 65438 to 0947, Oppenheimer became the general adviser and chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission.

Unexpectedly, it was this atomic energy commission set up because of the atomic bomb that launched an attack on Oppenheimer.

In October, William Burton, who had worked in the Atomic Energy Commission, accused Oppenheimer of being a spy for the FBI. He is suspected of leaking state secrets and providing top secret information about nuclear weapons and nuclear strategy to the cold war rival Soviet Union.

The basis of William Burton's accusation is simple: Oppenheimer is not active in his work, there must be something wrong with him!

While leading the Manhattan Project, Oppenheimer also participated in the development of the hydrogen bomb.

According to the original plan, if the atomic bomb test is successful, the entire Los Alamos National Laboratory will immediately start developing hydrogen bombs, and Oppenheimer himself is also keen on this research work.

1945, the atomic bomb exploded in Hiroshima, and Oppenheimer made a 180 degree turn. He not only advocated stopping the research and development of hydrogen bombs, but also stood with Einstein as the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and opposed the trial production of hydrogen bombs and the arms race of nuclear weapons.

Oppenheimer explained this change. At the moment when the white light shone and the mushroom cloud rose, he felt that he was a god of death and the destroyer of the world, so that at the UN General Assembly, Oppenheimer deeply repented, "My hands are covered with blood."

However, this serious explanation is an excuse and excuse for the accuser. The real purpose of Oppenheimer is to stop developing hydrogen bombs and hinder the nuclear strategy of the United States.

William Burton handed the letter against Oppenheimer to the FBI. After a preliminary investigation, the FBI felt that the problem was "serious" and directly handed over the accusation materials to President Eisenhower.

At that time, after the United States, the Soviet Union developed its own atomic bomb at 1949. Oppenheimer is very cautious about whether to develop hydrogen bombs. It was not until 1950 that the White House gave the green light, and the hydrogen bomb project went smoothly.

Therefore, US President Eisenhower immediately ordered Oppenheimer to be isolated from state secrets and handed over to the Atomic Energy Commission for adjudication after receiving the report from the FBI.

To show respect for Oppenheimer, the US Atomic Energy Commission held a special hearing. As a result, this hearing turned into a Oppenheimer trial. The Atomic Energy Commission asked Oppenheimer to clarify the identity of the spy, reveal state secrets and why he opposed and hindered the development of the hydrogen bomb.

The hearing lasted from April to May, 1954, and there was no evidence that Oppenheimer was a spy or that he hindered the development of the hydrogen bomb.

Therefore, the Atomic Energy Commission adopted a voting method, and five members voted to decide whether Oppenheimer was guilty or not. The voting result is 4: 1, and four members think Oppenheimer is guilty.

From that moment on, Oppenheimer was expelled from all public offices. He became a spy, a leaker of state secrets and an "American scum" in the mouth of the media.

Genius took off brilliantly and finally landed on the ground. ...

The charges of espionage and divulging state secrets were not cleared until two years before Oppenheimer died.

1963, the Atomic Energy Commission awarded him the Fermi Prize as a sign of reconciliation.

1965, Oppenheimer died.