Date: Saturday 9th December 2023
Time: 14:00-17:00 GMT
Location: Martin Wood Complex, University of Oxford, OX1 3PU
About the Lecture
The University of Oxford are delighted to welcome a variety of speaker to share different aspects of the life of Oppenheimer and how he made history through physics. Please see below for the proposed schedule of events:
14:00 Welcome from Professor Ian Shipsey and Tony Weidberg
14:15 Dr Georg Viehhauser presents Nuclear Physics and the Development of The Bomb
14:35 Dr Robert Johnson presents Was there a strategic alternative to the atomic bomb?
15:00 Mince pies reception
15:40 - Prof Stephen Blundell presents Oxford Physics and the "remote and speculative project"
16:05 Q&A and panel discussion
Suitability: Students who are interested in studying Physics or other related disciplines at university.