Oppenheimer’s Letters to Turkish Physicist Feza Gürsey

Christopher Nolan brought the life story of Oppenheimer, one of the greatest stories in history, to the big screen to bring people back to the cinema. Right now, millions of people around the world have bought tickets to this movie to reconcile with the big screen. So how well do we know Oppenheimer? Some information about the scientist who is always a little in between. we transferred. Today, one of Turkey’s greatest physicists in Oppenheimer’s time. Feza Gursey Let’s talk about the letter he wrote for her.

Oppenheimer, who somehow managed to always have successful people around him, also gave this struggle for the Turkish physicist Feza Gürsey, who is one of the respected names of the scientific world. In the letter dated December 5, 1962, which can be accessed from the Boğaziçi University digital archives, J. Robert Oppenheimer’s importance was written in the Middle East Technical University (METU) Physics Department. Dr. He sent a very heartfelt letter to Feza Gürsey. calling to the USA.

Oppenheimer’s letter to Feza Gürsey:

“I learned from TD that you can welcome next year here. I hope so. I will consult my colleagues when I hear from you and we will put your positive thoughts on paper. Again soon. Your coming seems right to me. Best wishes to both of you.”

Actually, this letter was written by Oppenheimer for Feza Gürsey. It was not the first letter. In the Feza Gürsey Collection of Boğaziçi University, Oppenheimer’s letter to the then Dean of the Faculty of Science at Istanbul University, Lütfi Biran, on February 3, 1959, is also in the archives. Oppenheimer, dean Dr. Gursey’s to stay with them for 1 more year, he says this will be very beneficial for his future career in physics.

Oppenheimer says it is also important for the development of atomic physics in Turkey.

In his letter to Biran, Oppenheimer says that it is important for Gürsey to work with them for one more year for the development of atomic physics in Turkey. Dr. Gursey’s He says it will be useful as a teacher and leader.

Another letter, dated May 21, 1963, is sent to the Fulbright commission.

One of the most prestigious scholarship programs in the USA Feza Gürsey, who applied for a Fulbright Scholarship Writing another letter to support Oppenheimer, “I am writing to gladly support Professor Feza Gürsey’s application for a Fulbright travel scholarship to come to the United States from the Middle East Technical University in Ankara.” Oppenheimer continued his letter, which started with the following statements, saying that Gürsey is one of the most talented theoretical physicists of his generation.

There are some really interesting periods in Oppenheimer’s life. Feza Gürsey also had an important place in this person’s life. You can find the content we wrote about Feza Gürsey, which even attracted Oppenheimer’s attention, here.