"I Am Become Death"

"I Am Become Death" is a phrase from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita, expressing the cosmic power of destruction and transformation. It was popularized in modern times by J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist who oversaw the Manhattan Project, when he quote it upon witnessing the first atomic bomb test. The phrase signifies an understanding that destructive forces, like nuclear energy, are also part of the larger process of change and rebirth in the universe. It reflects a recognition of the dual nature of creation and destruction as intertwined aspects of the cosmos.