James Robert Oppenheimer: The Creation Of The Atomic Bomb

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“I am become death, the destroyer of worlds,” James Robert Oppenheimer uttered these words after the testing at Los Alamos, he is one of the many credited with creating the atomic bomb (“J. Robert Oppenheimer “Now I am become death…”). The scientist was quoting a Hindu script about gods and war (“Bhagavad-Gita”). His creation and scientists of the Manhattan Project would usher the world new era of warfare, because it allowed humans to become gods, and create the most important and impactful invention.
The atomic bomb, and nuclear weapons would influence the way humans waged with war with one another. The stakes were instantly raised because of the level of destruction just one weapon had. This breakthrough in science would lead to the death

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