‘Now I Am Become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds.’ The Story of ...
Jul 21, 2023 · As he witnessed the first detonation of a nuclear weapon on July 16, 1945, a piece of Hindu scripture ran through the mind of J. Robert Oppenheimer: “Now I am become Death, …
Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 11, Verse 32
When Oppenheimer, who was a part of the first atom bomb project, witnessed the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, he quoted this verse of Shree Krishna in the following manner: …
Oppenheimer: How he was influenced by the Bhagavad Gita - BBC
Jul 24, 2023 · In July 1945, two days before the explosion of the first atomic bomb in the New Mexico desert, Robert Oppenheimer recited a stanza from the Bhagavad Gita, or The Lord's …
J. Robert Oppenheimer Explains How He Recited a Line from Bhagavad Gita …
Sep 4, 2020 · “A few people laughed, a few people cried. Most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita; Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince …
‘Now I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds’ – the Bhagavad Gita …
Oct 24, 2023 · Written in dust on this missile are the words, “Now I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds”. These words, from the Sanskrit scriptural text the Bhagavad Gita, are …
Oppenheimer Quote "Now I am Death, Destroyer of Worlds"
Jul 24, 2023 · Why Did Oppenheimer Quote Bhagavad Gita? The quote is from the Bhagavad Gita, a 700-verse Hindu scripture that dates back to the first millennium BCE. The narrative is …
“Now I Am Become Death”: The Story Behind - Vanity Fair
Jul 21, 2023 · In the film, the passage she picks just so happens to contain a quote Oppenheimer would make famous among English speakers: “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of …
How J. Robert Oppenheimer Was Influenced by the Bhagavad Gita
Jul 10, 2023 · Then this quote, seemingly out of nowhere: “I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his …
Now I Am Become Death, Destroyer Of Worlds - Oppenheimer's Tragic Quote ...
Jul 22, 2023 · The famous quote "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds" is taken from the Bhagavad Gita and is mentioned twice in the film, once during a scene with …
“Now I Become Death…”: The Actual Verse from the Bhagavad Gita …
Jul 22, 2023 · The Verse That Inspired Oppenheimer. The quote: “now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds” can be found in Chapter 11, Verse 32 of the Bhagavad Gita.