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Now I Am Become Pretentious, the Sayer of a Famous Quote

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Now I Am Become Pretentious, the Sayer of a Famous Quote “Now I become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” — J. Robert Oppenheimer, on witnessing the first detonation of a nuclear weapon. – – – What have I, J. Robert Oppenheimer, done? The deadliest weapon in history was made by my hand, leaving me the terrible responsibility to build a quote of equal magnitude, a remark just as horrifying and enduring,…

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