Darya Silman’s Reviews > American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer > Status Update

No one can be certain of Oppenheimer's reaction had he learned that on the eve of the Hiroshima bombing, the president knew> the Japanese were "looking for peace," and that the military use of atomic bombs on cities was an option rather than the neccessity for ending the war in August. (p.302)

One professor wrote to another about J.R.O in 1925: "As appears from his name, O.is a Jew, but entirely without the usual qualifications of his race." Imagine writing something similar in today's realities. Back then, it was not an unusual remark in a recommendation letter.