I am become death, the destroyer of worlds. J. Robert Oppenheimer deathdestroyerworld Change image and share on social
My life as a child did not prepare me for the fact that the world is full of cruel and bitter things. J. Robert Oppenheimer bitterchildcruel Change image and share on social
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. J. Robert Oppenheimer fearoptimistpessimist Change image and share on social
Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man. J. Robert Oppenheimer correcterrorman Change image and share on social
To try to become happy is to try to build a machine with no other specifications than it shall run noiselessly. J. Robert Oppenheimer buildhappymachine Change image and share on social
There are children playing in the streets who could solve some of my top problems in physics, because they have modes of sensory perception that I lost long ago. J. Robert Oppenheimer agochildlong Change image and share on social
If atomic bombs are to be added as new weapons to the arsenals of a warring world, or to the arsenals of nations preparing for war, then the time will come when mankind will curse the names of Los Alamos and of Hiroshima. J. Robert Oppenheimer addalamosarsenal share on social
Scientists are not delinquents. Our work has changed the conditions in which men live, but the use made of these changes is the problem of governments, not of scientists. J. Robert Oppenheimer changeconditiondelinquent Change image and share on social
Both the man of science and the man of action live always at the edge of mystery, surrounded by it. J. Robert Oppenheimer actionedgelive Change image and share on social
I saw what the Depression was doing to my students. Often they could get no jobs, or jobs which were wholly inadequate. And through them, I began to understand how deeply political and economic events could affect men's lives. I began to feel the need to participate more fully in the life of the community. J. Robert Oppenheimer affectbegincommunity share on social