Robert Oppenhimer

"I am become death destroyer of worlds"
-Robert Oppenhimer

facts about

• born 1904 died 1906
• he is know has the father of the atomic bomb
• he was jewish
• he oppsed the creation of the hydrogen bomb

pro

• The atomic bomb saved many lives
• The A-bomb stopped the war with Japan
• The A-bomb saved a lot of veterans lives
• ended the war between japan and america

con

• killed thousands of people
• devastated the economy
• was unethical
• danger to society

CIatation

• "The Decision to Drop the Bomb." Ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. . 
• "The Soapbox." Princeton University. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2014. . 
• Loewen, James W. Lies across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong. New York: New, 1999. Google Scholar. Web. 20 Feb. 2014. . 
• Atomic Bomb Blast. Digital image. Truman Library Photographs. Harry S. Truman Library & Museum, n.d. Web. 6 Mar. 2014.