| Born on 22nd April in New
York City. |
1904 |
Geboren am 22. April in New York
City. |
| Studies at Harvard
University. |
1922-1925 |
Studium an der Harvard University. |
| Max Born invites him to
Göttingen. |
1926 |
Max Born lädt ihn nach Göttingen
ein. |
| Obtains his Ph.D. degree in
Göttingen with a dissertation on quantum theory. |
1927 |
Dissertation über Quantentheorie in
Göttingen. |
| Spends some time with
Wolfgang Pauli in Zurich. |
1928 |
Aufenthalt bei Wolfgang Pauli in
Zürich. |
| Becomes an assistant
professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and at the California
Institute of Technology, Pasadena. |
1929 |
Wird Assistenzprofessor an der University
of California, Berkeley, und am California Institute of Technology,
Pasadena. |
| Postulates the existence of
the positron. |
1930 |
Postuliert die Existenz des
Positrons. |
| Becomes a professor at the
University of California, Berkeley, and at the California Institute of
Technology, Pasadena. |
1936 |
Wird ordentlicher Professor an der
University of California, Berkeley, und am California Institute of Technology,
Pasadena. |
| Becomes the first director
of the Los Alamos National Laboratory for the development of the atomic
bomb. |
1943 |
Wird erster Direktor des Los Alamos
National Laboratory zur Entwicklung der Atombombe. |
| Returns to California. |
1945 |
Rückkehr nach Kalifornien. |
| President Truman awards him
the Distinguished Service Medal. |
1946 |
Präsident Truman überreicht ihm
die Verdienstmedaille. |
| Becomes director of the
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, and chairman of the consulting
committee of the American Atomic Energy Commission. |
1947 |
Wird Direktor des Institute for Advanced
Study, Princeton, und Vorsitzender des beratenden Ausschusses der
amerikanischen Atomenergie-Kommission. |
| The Oppenheimer commission
pronounces against the construction of the hydrogen bomb for moral
reasons. |
1949 |
Die Oppenheimer-Kommission spricht sich
aus moralischen Gründen gegen den Bau der Wasserstoffbombe aus. |
| Accusation for doubtful
loyalty, hearings in Washington during four weeks; is suspended from all
positions of trust. |
1953 |
Anklage wegen zweifelhafter
Loyalität, vierwöchiges Verhör in Washington; wird von allen
Vertrauensstellungen suspendiert. |
| Is rehabilitated by
receiving the Enrico Fermi Award. |
1963 |
Man rehabilitiert ihn durch das
Überreichen des Enrico-Fermi-Preises. |
| Dies on 18th February in
Princeton of throat cancer. |
1967 |
Stirbt am 18. Februar in Princeton an
Kehlkopfkrebs. |
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