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The Gita of J. Robert Oppenheimer

James A. Hijiya

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Description:"ONE OF THE MOST-CITED and least-interpreted quotations from the history of the atomic age is what J. Robert Oppenheimer claimed to have thought when he witnessed the world’s first nuclear explosion: “I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.”Shortly after Oppenheimer, director of the laboratory that developed the atomic bomb, saw the fireball glowing over the New Mexico desert at the Trinity test site on 16 July 1945, those words derived from the Hindu scripture the Bhagavad-Gita came to his mind."Journal ArticleThe "Gita" of J. Robert OppenheimerJames A. HijiyaProceedings of the American Philosophical SocietyVol. 144, No. 2 (Jun., 2000), pp. 123-167Published by: American Philosophical Societyjstor (dot) org/stable/1515629Page Count: 45Topics: Atomic bombs, Hindus, Physics, Krishna, Hinduism, Poetry, Hindu ethics, TrinityWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Gita of J. Robert Oppenheimer. To get started finding The Gita of J. Robert Oppenheimer, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: American Philosophical Society

Release: 2000

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Description: "ONE OF THE MOST-CITED and least-interpreted quotations from the history of the atomic age is what J. Robert Oppenheimer claimed to have thought when he witnessed the world’s first nuclear explosion: “I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.”Shortly after Oppenheimer, director of the laboratory that developed the atomic bomb, saw the fireball glowing over the New Mexico desert at the Trinity test site on 16 July 1945, those words derived from the Hindu scripture the Bhagavad-Gita came to his mind."Journal ArticleThe "Gita" of J. Robert OppenheimerJames A. HijiyaProceedings of the American Philosophical SocietyVol. 144, No. 2 (Jun., 2000), pp. 123-167Published by: American Philosophical Societyjstor (dot) org/stable/1515629Page Count: 45Topics: Atomic bombs, Hindus, Physics, Krishna, Hinduism, Poetry, Hindu ethics, TrinityWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Gita of J. Robert Oppenheimer. To get started finding The Gita of J. Robert Oppenheimer, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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