Have always wondered about this. This is such an enormously famous quote although the exact choice of words has always perplexed me. Initially figured it is an artifact of translation, but then, wouldn’t you translate it into the new language in a way that is grammatical? Or maybe there is some intention behind this weird phrasing that is just lost on me? I’m not a linguist so eli5
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I’m not sure if this will answer your question or not…
When they exploded the first nuclear device at Alamogordo testing facility, Robert Oppenheimer, the lead scientists on the project said ” I am become death, the destroyer of worlds” his quote comes from a piece of Hindu scripture the Bhagavad-Gita.
That was the moment when all his work went from theoretical to actual. It was no longer a concept it was a reality. He had helped create the most powerful weapon known to man (at that point) that could kill people by the thousands. That’s a heavy burden for anyone to carry on their conscience
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