Introduction Julius Robert Oppenheimer (1904–1967) was an American theoretical physicist who led the Manhattan Project, the World War II effort to develop the first atomic bomb. A brilliant but complex figure, Oppenheimer’s legacy is defined by both his scientific genius and his moral reckoning with nuclear weapons. His famous quote from the Bhagavad Gita—"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds"—captures the profound ethical burden he carried. Early Life & Education 1904–1925: Formative Years April 22, 1904: Born in New York City to a wealthy, secular Jewish family. 1922–1925:…