55 American History Photos And The Incredible True Stories Behind Them
On July 16, 1945, the world changed forever. That day, the American army conducted a nuclear test code-named "Trinity," which produced the first-ever nuclear detonation.
Robert Oppenheimer, the so-called "father of the atomic bomb," described his state of mind following the explosion, later saying:
"We knew the world would not be the same... I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita: 'Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another."
Robert Oppenheimer, the so-called "father of the atomic bomb," described his state of mind following the explosion, later saying:
"We knew the world would not be the same... I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita: 'Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another."
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