Now i am become death, the destroyer of worlds

''Now i am become death, the destroyer of worlds'' Was the infamous quote said by J. Robert Oppenheimer on July 16, 1945, As he witnessed the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, With the location being in new mexico.

jack : now i am become death, the destroyer of worlds
rob : isn't that Oppenheimer's quote?

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Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.

This infamous quote was said by the Director of Los Alamos Laboratory, and Father of Atomic Bomb J. Robert Oppenheimer on July 16, 1945. After they witnessed the detonation of the first nuclear implosion device at the Trinity test in Los Alamos, NM.

Now, I am become death, the destroyer of worlds quote was in reference to the story of Vishnu and Prince Arjuna from the Bhagavad Gita. Herein, 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.