Katherine oppenheimer: Katherine Vissering Oppenheimer (née Puening

Katherine Vissering Oppenheimer (née Puening; August 8, 1910 – October 27, 1972) was a German American biologist, botanist, and a member of the Communist Party of America. Her husbands were Frank Ramseyer, Joe Dallet, Richard Stewart Harrison, and physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer . The last served as the director of the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II. Kitty Oppenheimer was born in Germany, studied botany, and joined the Communist Party. She married Robert Oppenheimer , the leader of the Los Alamos laboratory, in 1940 and supported him throughout his career and personal struggles. Summary Katherine "Toni" Oppenheimer , the daughter of physicist Robert Oppenheimer , led a life marked by her father's legacy, her own battle with polio, and her career as a translator, which was marred by the denial of a UN position due to her father's controversial past; she tragically died by suicide at the age of 32. Abstract Katherine "Toni" Oppenheimer 's life was a complex tapestry woven with historical significance and personal adversity. Born to the renowned physicist Robert ... Katherine Vissering " Kitty " Oppenheimer (née Puening; August 8, 1910 – October 27, 1972) was a German American biologist and botanist. She was a member of the Communist Party of America until leaving in the 1930s.