The unhappy outcome of the Opphenheimers
So you’re seen the Opphenheimer movie. Were you wondering what happened to Robert Opphenheimer after the hearing? Well you’re in luck. Today I’m going to tell you what happened to Robert Opphenheimer and his family after the hearing.
After the 1954 hearing stripped Oppenheimer of his security clearance, he had a black mark on his name. Many believed him to be a supporter of communism and a soviet spy.
It would take years before the 1954 hearings documents were declassified and released to the public. The documents released in 2014 revealed there was no evidence to suggest Opphenheimer was a spy of any sort.
The department of energy finally declared it was revoking its previous decision to revoke oppheimer’s security clearance. The DOE called the 1954 hearing a flawed process that violated the commission's own regulations.
However it was too little too late. Robert Oppenheimer had passed away by then.
Going back to the past, the Manhattan project physicist decided to move his family to the US Virgin Islands to escape all the slander and defamation the hearing had caused.
Robert opphenheimer bought a piece of land from the Gibney's who owned some land on the island of st john.
Robert would spend his days writing poetry at his desk facing the bay, away from FBI surveillance. On other days he would spend his time sailing with his wife and children.
During new years eve, Robert would invite friends over for a party. They would drink champagne and dance on the beach. All good things come to an end. Robert Oppenheimer died of throat cancer in 1967. His wife Kitty Opphenheimer would die soon in 1972 Oppenheimer’s daughter would face a similar fate soon after.
Toni oppenheimer was a translator by trade. After her father’s death, she tried to get hired as a translator for the United Nations but her application was rejected, because the FBI refused to grant her a security clearance.
The communist charges levelled at Robert Oppenheimer while he was still alive were the reason why Toni was denied her position.
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