“Everyone worked day and night, Monday through Saturday. Oppenheimer insisted people take Sundays off to rest and recharge. Scientists fished for trout in nearby streams, or climbed mountains and discussed physics while watching the sunrise. "This is how many discoveries… — Steve Sheinkin Copy Share Image
Here at great expense,' [Colonel Groves] moaned to Oppenheimer, 'the government has assembled the world's largest collection of crackpots. — Steve Sheinkin Copy Share Image
“The security of the nation is not at the ramparts alone,” the judge wrote in a passage that has been quoted ever since. “Security also lies in the value of our free institutions. A cantankerous press, an obstinate press, an ubiquitous press must be suffered by those in authority in order to preserve the even greater values of freedom of… — Steve Sheinkin Copy Share
In the end, this is a difficult story to sum up. The making of the atomic bomb is one of history's most amazing examples of teamwork and genius and poise under pressure. But it's also the story of how humans created a weapon capable of wiping our species off the planet. It's a story with no end in sight. And,… — Steve Sheinkin Copy Share
“If you think atomic explosions in Asia wouldn't affect Americans, consider this. A study published in Scientific American in 2010 looked at the probable impact of a "small" nuclear war, one in which India and Pakistan each dropped fifty atomic bombs. The scientists concluded that the explosions would ignite massive firestorms, sending enormous amounts of dust and smoke into the… — Steve Sheinkin Copy Share
“Everyone worked day and night, Monday through Saturday. Oppenheimer insisted people take Sundays off to rest and recharge. Scientists fished for trout in nearby… — Steve Sheinkin Copy Share Image
“They were willing to send men and women to death to avoid being called losers.” — Steve Sheinkin Copy Share Image
“He left behind several failed careers, two failed marriages, and a reputation as a clever but fairly annoying fellow.” — Steve Sheinkin Copy Share Image
“Let us all understand that the question before us is not whether some Americans are for peace and some are against peace...The great question… — Steve Sheinkin Copy Share Image
A man who is a man goes on until he can go no further—and then goes twice as far. — Steve Sheinkin Copy Share Image
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