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To: rlmorel

I just finished reading the book, American Prometheus, which is what a lot folks consider to be the best biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Director of the Los Alamos Lab. There was no mention of the Slotin incident in the book.


26 posted on 05/25/2026 12:45:18 PM PDT by astounded (The democrat party is a clear and present danger to the USA)
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To: astounded

I’m not surprised, it was the accidental death of one man in that gigantic project.

I have never been a big fan of Oppenheimer he was a Leftist at best, but he had the talent that was needed for the project, and General Groves made the right decision about rolling the dice with him even with the potential security risk.

But he was a Leftist. He hung around with Leftists. He had the same points of view those Leftists had, and he became a cause celebre for Leftists.

But he did do his job in WWII. So I give him credit for that.


27 posted on 05/25/2026 1:31:05 PM PDT by rlmorel (Factio Communistica Sinensis Delenda Est)
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