Origin of well-known quote?

• Subject: Origin of well-known quote?
• From: ms018c@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Matt Stanley)
• Date: Sat, 20 Jan 96 16:10:04 GMT
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• Organization: University of Rochester - Rochester, New York
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Hello all-

	I'm looking for the source of a fairly well known quote that is
usually attributed to "Ancient Hindu Scripture":

	"I have become Death, destroyer of worlds"

	Robert Oppenheimer allegedly said this at the Trinity test of teh
atomic bomb.  I've also seen it start with " I am become Death..."
	Does anyone know the origin of this passage?

	Many thanks...

				Matt Stanley
				ms018c@uhura.cc.rochester.edu

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