A Legacy of Learning: The 50th Anniversary of the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (1971-2021), March 24 to April 24, 2022
At the Step Up Gallery, Mesa Public Library, 2400 Central Avenue, Los Alamos, NM, March 24 to April 24, 2022. Gallery is open during library business hours and admission is FREE. An exhibition of photographs, artifacts, and historical investigations celebrating J. Robert Oppenheimer’s life and legacy, and the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee’s 50th anniversary. […]
Lecture on “Los Alamos: Robert Oppenheimer’s Greatest Legacy,” by James W. Kunetka, April 18th, 2022
James W. Kunetka, renowned Oppenheimer biographer, author of “The General and the Genius,” “Oppenheimer: The Years of Risk,” and “City of Fire: Los Alamos and the Birth of the Atomic Age, 1943-1945” will be presenting a FREE lecture on April 18, 2022 at 7 pm at Duane Smith Auditorium, Los Alamos, NM. Co-sponsored by the […]
Lecture on “MANHATTAN: The View from Los Alamos of History’s Most Secret Project,” by Alan B. Carr, April 4, 2022
The J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee, in collaboration with the Los Alamos Historical Society, will host a FREE lecture on April 4, 2022, 7 pm at Duane Smith Auditorium, Los Alamos, NM. Abstract: In August 1942, the Manhattan Project was formally established. Its mission: Build an entirely reliable atomic bomb as quickly as possible. It’s […]
Panel Discussion on “Pajarito Plateau before the Manhattan Project,” March 21, 2022
The J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee, in collaboration with Pajarito Environmental Education Center, will host a FREE (In-Person & Live-Streamed) lecture on March 21, 2022, 7-8:30 pm on the Pajarito Plateau before the Manhattan Project. To attend this lecture in person (limited seating) or virtually, please register here. Discussion Panel will consist of: Fraser Goff, […]
JROMC planning 50th Anniversary Celebration
The J. R. Oppenheimer Memorial Committee is completing plans for a series of events in the spring of 2022 to celebrate its 50th anniversary. There will be a commemorative exhibit at the Mesa Public Library from March 24 to April 24, 2022 highlighting the notable Memorial Lecture speakers, scholarship support, and other activities of the […]
2021 Oppenheimer Panel Discussion
2021 Oppenheimer Panel Discussion There is No Planet B: A Call to Address Climate Change was heldWednesday, August 11, 2021 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.Co-sponsored by PEEC and the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee Our distinguished panel, moderated by Professor William H. Press, consisted of: France A. Córdova, President of the Science Philanthropy Alliance and former director […]