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From the The Big Idea series of popular science books for scientists and non-specialists alike.
Oppenheimer is remembered today as 'the father of the bomb'. A charismatic teacher who inspired a generation of physicists, it was his creation that brought a devastating end to World War II, but even then Oppenheimer was keenly aware of its horrific potential. The two bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 killed hundreds of thousands, destroyed the lives of millions and ushered in a new era in which the potential for nuclear annihilation held the world in a precarious balance for the next five decades.
