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Except he didn't say it[1], or at least no-one who was there remembers him saying it, and it seems like it's something he added in a later revision of his own m
by scotchmi_st 3y ago
Except he didn't say it[1], or at least no-one who was there remembers him saying it, and it seems like it's something he added in a later revision of his own memory.
As John von Neumann later said, 'sometimes someone confesses a sin in order to take credit for it'. It's clearly what Oppenheimer wanted.
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Robert_Oppenheimer#Trinity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Robert_Oppenheimer#Trinity
- TedDoesntTalk 3y agoBut he does deserve credit for it. Not solely, but so what?
- wunderland 3y agoHere’s a video of Oppenheimer saying the famous quote https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lb13ynu3Iac https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lb13ynu3Iac
- SideburnsOfDoom 3y agoThe video is of Oppenheimer saying, "I _remembered_ the line ...". So he said it later. On the day, he only thought about it.
- NoboruWataya 3y agoHe said in a later interview that he thought about the quote at the time (and, in so recalling, actually said the line in the interview). I don't think he ever claimed to have said it at the time. Though I wouldn't be surprised if the movie had him saying it for dramatic purposes.
- shri_krishna 3y ago> Except he didn't say it[1], or at least no-one who was there remembers him saying it, and it seems like it's something he added in a later revision of his own memory. Oppenheimer did not say he "said it". He said he "remembered" the verse.