Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.
J. Robert Oppenheimer, quoting the Bhagavad Gita
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- PBS archival interview. Oppenheimer explicitly quotes his rendering of Bhagavad Gita 11:32; retain that context, not original authorship.
- Bhagavad Gita, 11:32; Oppenheimer interview
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