In his most famous role, this man was the civilian counterpart to General Leslie Groves.
Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin's biography of this man labeled him the "American Prometheus" and argued that Lewis Strauss used illegal wiretaps to ruin this man. William Liscum Borden sent an incriminating letter about this man to J. Edgar Hoover, and (+) Haakon Chevalier testified that this man had once belonged to the Communist Party. This civilian helped make sure that the Trinity test was a success. In his most famous role, this man was the civilian counterpart to General Leslie Groves. This man lost his security clearance in part due to the testimony of (*) Edward Teller to the Atomic Energy Commission after supervising the creation of the Little Boy. For 10 points, name this scientific directory of the Manhattan Project, the so-called "father of the atomic bomb".
Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin's biography of this man labeled him the "American Prometheus" and argued that Lewis Strauss used illegal wiretaps to ruin this man.
Julius Robert {Oppenheimer}