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While other physicists such as [[Robert Oppenheimer]] were criticizing the atomic bomb they helped create, von Neumann was unapologetic.  Oppenheimer remarked that physicists had "known sin" by developing the first atomic bombs.  Von Neumann cleverly replied that "sometimes someone confesses a sin in order to take credit for it." {{fact}}

While other physicists such as [[Robert Oppenheimer]] were criticizing the atomic bomb they helped create, von Neumann was unapologetic.  Oppenheimer remarked that physicists had "known sin" by developing the first atomic bombs.  Von Neumann cleverly replied that "sometimes someone confesses a sin in order to take credit for it." {{fact}}

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