Thought this Oppenheimer anecdote may amuse the HN contingent.
"Oppenheimer obtained his Doctor of Philosophy degree in March 1927 at age 23, supervised by Max Born.[28][29] After the oral exam, James Franck, the professor administering, reportedly said, "I'm glad that's over. He was on the point of questioning me."[30] "
Franck had won the Nobel two years earlier.
Sources: [Refs] quoted directly from Wikipedia article
"Oppenheimer obtained his Doctor of Philosophy degree in March 1927 at age 23, supervised by Max Born.[28][29] After the oral exam, James Franck, the professor administering, reportedly said, "I'm glad that's over. He was on the point of questioning me."[30] "
Franck had won the Nobel two years earlier.
Sources: [Refs] quoted directly from Wikipedia article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Robert_Oppenheimer
[30] from Wikipedia: https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,853... --> p.4