If you are a scientist, you believe that it is good to find out how the world works; that it is good to find out what the realities are; that it is good to turn over to mankind at large the greatest possible power to control the world.
— Robert Oppenheimer Modern

Manhattan Project leader

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Speech on scientific responsibility

Date / Period

1954

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Strange & Unusual

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https://www.atomicheritage.org/key-documents/oppenheimers-farewell-speech

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