Oppenheimer - genius father of the atomic bomb
Dr Ian Goodall SpeakerNet Sponsor
- Regions:
- Surrey, West Sussex, Berkshire, Hampshire, London
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- U3A/Rotary/charity/Probus/WI
- Fee:
- Expensed
- Category:
- Science
- Updated:
- 23rd May 2025
- Tagged:
- Atomic Bomb
A brilliant mathematician and physicist, Oppenheimer contributed major advances to our knowledge of atomic theory. He was a polymath and loved reading poetry in the original Sanskrit. He learnt to speak Dutch well enough in six weeks to deliver a lecture on atomic physics. An archetypal intellectual, many doubted that he had the managerial skills to bring the Manhattan Project to fruition. But he proved the doubters wrong and the bomb brought World War II to an end. He was friends with people in the Communist Party of America, and was discredited and hounded by the FBI under J Edgar Hoover.
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Ian’s talks have been described as ‘highly engaging and informative’ ‘One of the best speakers we’ve ever had’. He has been invited back on many occasions. Ian is the retired Headmaster of a large secondary school and now gives highly illustrated talks which have been extremely well received . He has degrees from several universities and has developed a number of talks with a biological/medical theme. Talks include, THE MAN WHO CAUGHT A MILLION CRIMINALS - ALEC JEFFERYS AND THE INVENTION OF DNA FINGERPRINTING. GREAT WOMEN SCIENTISTS. THE STORY OF VACCINES - EDWARD JENNER TO THE COVID 19 VACCINES. THE RISE OF THE SUPERBUGS - ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE AND THE FUTURE OF MANKIND. THE STORY OF GENETICS - THE RACE TO THE DOUBLE HELIX. I have given 85 of these talks to Rotary Clubs, Probus Clubs, U3A and WI groups and other societies - with uniformly excellent feedback. I have been included on the Speaker list of West Sussex Women’s Institutes, following an audition. Talks can be anything between 30 and 60 minutes, according to your preference.
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