In the material sciences these are and have been, and are most surely likely to continue to be heroic days.

Quote by J Robert Oppenheimer

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When you see something that is technically sweet, you go ahead and do it and...

When you see something that is technically sweet, you go ahead and do it and...

There must be no barriers for freedom of inquiry. There is no place for dogma...

There must be no barriers for freedom of inquiry. There is no place for dogma...

The most beautiful philosophical song existing in any known tongue.

The most beautiful philosophical song existing in any known tongue.

Access to the Vedas is the greatest privilege this century may claim over all previous...

Access to the Vedas is the greatest privilege this century may claim over all previous...

It worked. (said after witnessing the first atomic detonation).

It worked. (said after witnessing the first atomic detonation).

In a free world, if it is to remain free, we must maintain, with our...

In a free world, if it is to remain free, we must maintain, with our...

I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.

I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.

Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.

Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.

Access to the Vedas is the greatest privilege this century may claim over all previous...

Access to the Vedas is the greatest privilege this century may claim over all previous...

The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up...

The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up...

The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it...

The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it...

In some sort of crude sense, which no vulgarity, no humor, no overstatement can quite...

In some sort of crude sense, which no vulgarity, no humor, no overstatement can quite...

The optimist thinks that this is the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist...

The optimist thinks that this is the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist...

Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.

Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.

There are children playing in the streets who could solve some of my top problems...

There are children playing in the streets who could solve some of my top problems...

Both the man of science and the man of action live always at the edge...

Both the man of science and the man of action live always at the edge...

The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up...

The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up...

Midshipmen and cadets remain stronger and more aggressive than their male counterparts at civilian schools....

Midshipmen and cadets remain stronger and more aggressive than their male counterparts at civilian schools....

A visitor from Mars could easily pick out the civilized nations. They have the best...

A visitor from Mars could easily pick out the civilized nations. They have the best...

Little figures on a little screen showed newsreel footage, talked about the war with maps...

Little figures on a little screen showed newsreel footage, talked about the war with maps...