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The J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC), an organisation dedicated to commemorating US physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, had its beginnings in 1968 and was established in November 1971 when it was officially incorporated in Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA. The JROMC organises an annual J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Lecture, which began in 1972. There were plans for a memorial sculpture and park, but the funds raised by the JROMC have instead been used for an ongoing annual school scholarship program that began in 1984. The JROMC has also provided science fair prizes, supported publications on Oppenheimer and the history of Los Alamos, and in 2004 sponsored centenary celebrations of Oppenheimer's birth.[1]

Memorial Lectures

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The annual J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Lectures began in 1972, with the 1998 lecture cancelled and two held in 1999.[2] The 42nd lecture was delivered in 2012.[3] Each speaker receives a medallion with a side view of the bust of Oppenheimer produced in 1973 by the sculptor Una Hanbury.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b The J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee: A History, J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee, accessed 18 December 2012
  2. ^ Memorial Lectures, J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee, accessed 1 March 2015
  3. ^ 2012 Annual Oppenheimer Memorial Lecture, J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee, accessed 18 December 2012
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