Character Analysis
Barbara Chevalier
Barbara Chevalier was Haakon's wife.
Knut Haukelid's Mother
One seriously courageous woman, Haukelid's mom refused to give any information to the Nazis when they interrogated her about her son's whereabouts. Instead she ominously told them "You will find out when he comes back." Boom, baby.
Kitty Oppenheimer
Kitty was Robert Oppenheimer's wife.
Melba Phillips
Melba was the poor, unfortunate date Oppie abandoned in order to take a walk to think about science and stuff.
Charlotte Serber
Charlotte was the wife of Robert Serber, Oppenheimer's right hand man. When Oppie became worried about the rumors circulating around Los Alamos, he asked her and her husband to go into town and spread their own rumor that they were making an electric rocket.
Jean Tatlock
Tatlock was an ex-girlfriend of Oppenheimer's who was a known member of the Communist Party. Oppenheimer visited her during his work on the Manhattan Project to carry on a love affair, which got him even further into hot water when his own political affiliations were later questioned.