Atomic bomb Quote by J. Robert Oppenheimer

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

— J. Robert Oppenheimer

But when you come right down to it, the reason that we did this job is because it was an organic necessity. If you…

— J. Robert Oppenheimer

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…

— Steve Sheinkin

The atom bomb was no 'great decision.' It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness.

— Harry S Truman

Dropping of the atomic bomb was the main subject of conversation for many years and so people had very strong feelings about it on…

— Freeman Dyson

The atomic bomb embodies the results of a combination genius and patience as remarkable as any in the history of mankind.

— Bertrand Russell

I would say that I was absolutely convinced of the possibility of our making an uranium engine, but I never thought that we would…

— Werner Heisenberg

Damn it, when I'm bombastic, I have my reasons. I want to be bombastic-take it or leave it.

— Dave Brubeck

Reports in Washington show that our reasoning was just like that of your physicists. With all this information available, at least to privileged persons,…

— Werner Heisenberg

There is such thing as a 'smart bomb' - bombs are smart these days, you know.

— Adolfo Perez Esquivel

Being bombastic for the sake of being bombastic has just never been my take on the world.

— Anonymous

It was my responsibility that this world got itself an atom bomb, because there were only a handful of nuclear physicists in the thirties…

— L. Ron Hubbard