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The younger Oppenheimer

Nature volume 461, pages 476–477 (2009)Cite this article

Frank Oppenheimer founded the San Francisco Exploratorium: his charisma and passion for science education made him as influential, if not as famous, as his brother, explains Robert Crease.

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  1. Robert Crease is professor and chairman of the Department of Philosophy, Stony Brook University, New York 11794-3750, USA. He is the co-author of J. Robert Oppenheimer: A Life with Abraham Pais. rcrease@notes.cc.sunysb.edu,

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Crease, R. The younger Oppenheimer. Nature 461, 476–477 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/461476a

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