Re: Oppenheimer and Kate

[ag@amix.commodore.com (Keith Gabryelski)]

In article <3923@scolex.sco.COM>  tracyr@uunet.uu.net (jane smallberries)
writes:
>It was my understanding that Oppenheimer was sort of forced
>into the position of project lead for the bomb, due to his
>scientific prowess.  I thought that he resisted the whole time,
>and was even criticized (and later removed from the project
>lead position) for not wanting to drop the bomb in a populated
>area.  In other words, I thought he was a good guy at heart,
>who was rather unwilling much of the time.  Yet Kate (or her
>friend) implied he was Evil Incarnate.  

It is my understanding the Oppenheimer liked the job and although did
not want the distructive part of it, took it with the technology part
(which is what really appealed to him).

He was dismissed from the job because of prejudices against Germans at
the time.

This from the book "Who's got Einsteins office?" by SomeGuy.

Pax, Keith
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