On July 16, 1945 who said "Now I'm become Death, a destroyer of worlds"?
Correct answer: J. Robert Oppenheimer
lucy
why humans are determined to destroy the planet is just madness never mind the constant killing and cruelty that persists to follow humans and animals.
NANI
there are no winners in war
eh
he was a great man and incredible scientist. he never meant to cause destruction and regretted his invention as is made clear by this quote but germans and japanese were working on similar weapons (unit 721),many scientists working on atom bomb were german. so do not blame US for taking extreme measures the other side would have done the same if they could.
CyanJaguar62
I wish they had explained the true meaning of the phrase.
Tom
lucy, we are not the noble beings we purport to be
Indira
Original verse from Bhagwat Gita: Kaalo asmi loka kshya kritpraviddho, chapter 11 verse 32
Jax
if you have time and interest, read the the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. it is as beautiful, intricate and complicated as life... told in a dialog fashion.. 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 these words. the interpretation can be so many things... as can life... where we each stand at this minute.. it is unique.
Phil 'sum guy'
As many others commented, Germany was working on the atom bomb also & what do you think would have happened to democracy then ? or ... would you prefer to hand it over to Putin, even after the 'Cold war' ? Thank god those scientists defected from Germany or you couldn't complain about it without going to jail or worse. internet monitoring would be worse than China or Korea. We opened Pandora's box, we can't close it.
Tom
Indira,
I think he was quoting from "ozymandias".
which was taken from Bhagwan Gita.
Jonesy
lucy, humans are just parasites, slowly killing their host.
Smooth
Martian, I know, it has so many meanings, but what was going thru this guy's mind when he quoted it. ? To me it doesn't matter what he was thinking . What would "I" be thinking after seeing an atomic bomb blast ? Surely wouldn't be poetic. 🤔
Smooth
CyanJaguar62, I know, that can be taken in different ways.
Martian
Please, tell us about it! Meaning, mood, . . .etc.
Player #92723922
It's "Bhagavad Gita"
DickSplash
lucy, it's not 'humans' that are trying to destroy the earth - it's wealthy Europeans & thier settler colonialist invader families! Everyone else tries to live in harmony!
Mellow Mind
Player #120374466, If Putin knows he is about to lose his power, you can bet your bottom dollar he will use nuclear weapons. He will have nothing to live for.
Player #125843019
The bomb would not have come about if it was not for cockcroft, and Walton, and later on Rutherford
Player #125843019
Player BigDaddy, that's a twist on the Royal Navies motto if you wish for peace prepare for war
Player #125843019
eh, who was blaming the yanks.
Player BigDaddy
CyanJaguar62, "Peace through strength" is a phrase that suggests that military power can help preserve peace.
Player #120374466
R - Send and R - Sup, He won't because the policy of MAD.
CySar
eh, He was a scientist. Many defects in the minds of “geniuses”.
Sadhz
CyanJaguar62, in the comments
GraceSpace
Jonesy, the greatest Power we ALL have is the Power to CHANGE our mind! 😀
R - Send and R - Sup
He invented it for the USA the Russians stole it and now Ras- SPutin's got his finger on a shipload of them. I hope the mad barsket doesn't use them.
Lorraine
Player #94440712, governments pay scientists and weapons their work, and scientists know this, so the should suffer the consequences as should government leaders.
Lorraine
Terri, and Netanyahu
Bandicoot
It is a myth that he said that, in reality he said "I think it worked" later in life he mentioned that phrase
Shaan Dehalvi
Lord Shiva ……. All the way
Player #33254595
TRUE CANADIAN Laurel, well I'm just glad you don't lump all Americans into 1 group, oh wait...
Commoner
I find the comment profound.
Player #94440712
Player Jellybean, shouldn’t have made it then should he - he must have known what the result would be
Player #94440712
knvcolorado , why?
RushMama2112
Listen to a song by Rush called "Manhattan Project."