As he witnessed the first detonation of a nuclear weapon on July 16, 1945, a piece of Hindu scripture ran through the mind of J. Robert Oppenheimer: “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of ...

J. Robert Oppenheimer watched the first atom bomb explode and thought, "Now I am become Death." The famous quote is not an Oppenheimer original. The god Vishnu says it in Hindu scripture.

"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." This haunting line from the Bhagavad Gita, recited by J. Robert Oppenheimer upon the successful testing of the atomic bomb, encapsulates the ...

The event brought to his mind words from a Hindu scripture: "Now I am become Death, the destroyer ... Photo shows J. Robert Oppenheimer (L) is portrayed by Cillian Murphy (R) in Christopher ...

It’s unlikely, if not impossible, that J. Robert Oppenheimer ... to contain a quote Oppenheimer would make famous among English speakers: “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” ...

Robert Oppenheimer ... multi-armed form and says, 'now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that one way or another." Oppenheimer apparently felt a tremendous ...

Sherwin’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert ... “Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” Oppenheimer believed the ...