The character was, in part, modeled on J. Robert Oppenheimer, whom Rand had interviewed for an earlier project, and his part in the creation of nuclear weapons.
ðə kˈæɹɪktɚ wʌz, ɪn pˈɑːɹt, mˈɑːdəld ˌɔn dʒˈeɪ. ɹˈɑːbɚt ˈɑːpənhˌeɪmɚ, hˈuːm ɹˈænd hæd ˈɪntɚvjˌuːd fɚɹən ˈɜːlɪɚ pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt, ænd hɪz pˈɑːɹt ɪnðə kɹiːˈeɪʃən ʌv nˈuːklɪɹ wˈɛpənz.