Quote by: J. Robert Oppenheimer

We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried. Most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita; Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty, and to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another.


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Author Bio


  • NameJ. Robert Oppenheimer
  • DescriptionAmerican theoretical physicist and professor of physics
  • AliasesRobert Oppenheimer; Julius Robert Oppenheimer
  • BornApril 22, 1904
  • DiedFebruary 18, 1967
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionNuclear Scientist; Engineer; Theoretical Physicist; Physicist; Scientist
  • AwardsEnrico Fermi Award; Knight Of The Legion Of Honour; Medal For Merit