However, Oppenheimer had little administrative experience, and, unlike Urey, Lawrence, and Compton, had not won a Nobel Prize, which many scientists felt that the head of such an important laboratory should have.
Men Oppenheimer havde ikke stor administrativ erfaring og i modsætning til Urey, Lawrence og Compton havde han ikke vundet Nobelprisen, hvilket mange fysikere mente, at lederen af et sådant projekt burde have.