“The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country.”

About J. Robert Oppenheimer

Scientist • American

J. Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist widely credited as the 'father of the atomic bomb.' He served as the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II, playing a pivotal role in the...