Oppenheimer: “destroyer of worlds”
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Oppenheimer's Attitude in the Aftermath of the Atomic Bombs
After Trinity, Oppenheimer felt first elation that the gadget had worked. Then when the news from Hiroshima and Nagasaki broke of what had actually how the weapon had been used, he plunged into a deep depression. He recovered and then came to Washington and got briefings about how the war had finally ended. And within that October, he had a meeting with President Truman in the Oval Office. It's an extraordinary effort on his behalf and an extraordinary story.
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