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General Leslie Groves was the Military Head and Robert Oppenheimer was the Scientific Head.

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General Leslie Groves was the Military Head and Robert Oppenheimer was the Scientific Head.

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The person in charge of everything with the Manhattan Project was General Groves, but Robert Oppenheimer was the lead scientist.

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General Leslie Groves was in overall charge of the project.

Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer was in charge of research and developement.

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Robert Oppenheimer.

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J Robert Oppenheimer

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Julius Robert Oppenheimer

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