J. Robert Oppenheimer died of throat cancer.

American theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer taught physics at the University of California, Berkeley.

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J. Robert Oppenheimer cause of death: What happened to J. Robert Oppenheimer?

As the leader of the Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II, Oppenheimer is among those who are known as the “father of the atomic bomb” for their contributions to the Manhattan Project, which produced the first nuclear weapons.

On July 16, 1945, the first atomic bomb was successfully detonated in New Mexico during the Trinity test, which Oppenheimer was one of the observers of.

When did J. Robert Oppenheimer die?

Chain smoker Oppenheimer received a throat cancer diagnosis in the latter part of 1965.

Late in 1966, following unsuccessful surgery, he had chemotherapy and unsuccessful radiation therapy.

On February 15, 1967, he went into a coma and passed away at home in Princeton, New Jersey, on February 18, at the age of 62.

A week later, a memorial service was conducted in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University campus.

Where was J. Robert Oppenheimer buried?

Oppenheimer was cremated after his passing, and his remains were then deposited in an urn.

His wife Kitty transported his remains to St. John, where she threw the urn into the water just yards from the beach house.

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