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Oppenheimer in New York: Upper West Side Walking Tour

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Discover the New York story behind one of the 20th century’s most complex figures. This guided walking tour explores how J. Robert Oppenheimer’s years on the Upper West Side shaped his ideas, ambitions, and the world-changing science that followed. Walk through the neighborhoods, institutions, and meeting places where intellectual debate, politics, and innovation converged during the New Deal and wartime eras. Learn how the city’s energy, ideals, and contradictions influenced the man often called the “father of the atomic bomb.”

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      Itinerario

      1. Upper West Side

        We will visit the premarital home of Ella Oppenheimer, Robert Oppenheimer's mother, to discuss J. Robert Oppenheimer's immigrant ancestry.

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      2. Upper West Side

        We will visit the site of Oppenheimer's birth to discuss his parents' life in New York.

        10 minutiIngresso gratuitoVedi sulla mappa

      3. Upper West Side

        We will visit the former home of Edwin R. A. Seligman to discuss Oppenheimer's education at the Ethical Culture School.

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      4. Upper West Side

        We will visit the Clarendon, the former home of William Randolph Hearst, who was the talk of Oppenheimer's childhood neighborhood and had ties with the world leaders who would be forever connected by WWII and Oppenheimer.

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      5. We will visit the childhood home of J. Robert Oppenheimer to discuss his childhood and adolescence.

        15 minutiIngresso gratuito

      6. Visitors will learn about the history of Riverside Drive that coincided with Oppenheimer's formative years.

        15 minutiIngresso gratuito

      7. We will visit the Master Apartments to discuss FDR's New Deal and the various ideologies of that era that prospered and informed Oppenheimer as a young man.

        10 minutiIngresso gratuito

      8. We will look at the Shinran Statue to discuss the cause and the effect of the atomic bomb.

        15 minutiIngresso gratuito

      9. We will visit the home of Isidor Rabi, a pioneer in 20th-century physics, a Nobel Prize winner, and a close friend of Oppenheimer.

        10 minutiIngresso gratuito

      Punto d'incontro

      Outside 94 Corner Cafe on the corner of Broadway (east side) and West 94th Street (south side).

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      Prelievo

      • Tutti si incontrano al punto di partenza

      Rientro

      • Main campus by Columbia University Plaza

      Da sapere prima di partire

      • Service animals allowed
      • Public transportation options are available nearby
      • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
      • Mobile or paper ticket accepted
      • One per booking

      Cancellazione e rimborso

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      Purefinder New York
      Codice prodotto
      317194P7

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