On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:15:44 -0400 Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Joseph McAllister wrote: > > Wikipedia > > > > When the first atomic bomb was exploded in the Nevada desert, a > > famous verse from the Bhagavad Gita, which begins "Kalo Asmi" > > was quoted by Robert J. Oppenheimer (the 'father' of the atomic > > bomb) after the successful detonation of the first nuclear weapon. > > He translated it as "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of > > worlds." > > Oppenheimer named the test site "Trinity" after the Hindu trinity: > Brahma, the Creator; Vishnu, the Preserver; and Shiva, the Destroyer. > Suitably apocalyptic, I think! these guys do have a weird sense of humour, don't they? if you can call it humour. the phrase used to convey the first successful indian nuclear test in 1974 was 'the buddha has finally smiled'... nuclear nirvana :-)) regards, subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
