Though the BCTP itself was founded at the turn of the 21st century, Berkeley has a rich history in the field of theoretical particle physics, with prominent former physicists including Manhattan project director Robert Oppenheimer; Nobel Laureates Steven Weinberg, Sheldon Glashow, and David Gross; Sakurai Prize winners Mary Gaillard, Leonard Susskind, and Lisa Randall; as well as Breakthrough prizewinners John Schwarz, Joseph Polchinski, and Nima Arkani-Hamed.