Robert Oppenheimer — ‘Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.’ When the first atomic bomb was detonated on July 16, 1945 Oppenheimer remarked later that it brought to mind "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." “Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds” is a quote from scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, theoretical physicist and credited father of the atomic bomb. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita; Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and, to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says, "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." Welcome to Learning History, learn about historical events and the people who placed it's pieces together. Read about Now, I Am Become Death by J. Robert Oppenheimer and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. - J. Robert Oppenheimer Quotes We knew the world would not be the same. I suppose we all thought that one way or another.-J. Interesting J. Robert Oppenheimer Facts: Oppenheimer was born in New York City and was the eldest son of a wealthy Jewish textile importer. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds. Twenty years after Japan was struck, and at the height of the Cold War, Oppenheimer recalled that after the initial Trinity test he thought of some lines from the Hindu scripture the Bhagavad Gita: “Now I am Become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, "Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." Robert Oppenheimer