J. Robert Oppenheimer - People Quotes

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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.... "I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." I suppose we all thought that, one way or another.

J. Robert Oppenheimer

In fact, most people — when they speak of Science as a good thing — have in mind such Technology as has altered the condition of their life.

J. Robert Oppenheimer

When technical people talk they always emphasize the facts [of which] they are not sure.

J. Robert Oppenheimer