Philosophy Week 2
Who gave a speech to the Association of Los Alamos Scientists on November 2, 1945?
Julius Robert Oppenheimer, who was the Director of Los Alamos in 1945.
The Japanese word for those exposed to radiation from the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but who are still alive today, is 'hibakusha'. There are around 180,000 hibakusha now, surviving still. What does the historian Christian Appy say about these survivors of the atomic bombs?
No survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will be alive, when it happens, to hear an apology from some future President of the United States
What does Julius Robert Oppenheimer say at the end of his November 2, 1945 speech?
Scientists cannot be too careful about being honest when answering technical questions.
The author of the 2015 piece "The indefensible Hiroshima revisionism that haunts America to this day" is a male Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts. But what does the first page of his article tell us about the author?
That his first name is Christian, last name Appy
What grounds for objecting to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki does historian Christian Appy present?
That racism polluted the decision-making process, the decision violated the laws of war, the decision was an un-Christian one
What does Julius Robert Oppenheimer say about the US Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln was right not to have waged war against the South explicitly in order to abolish slavery.
According to the historian Christian Appy, how were Japanese depicted in American publications during WWII?
As insects, apes, vermin
Julius Robert Oppenheimer says that there are three reasons why the impact of the development of the atomic bomb on science is so strong. Which one of these answers is NOT one of those three reasons?
The revolutionary ideas involved in the creation of the technology.
How many American lives were saved by dropping "Little Boy" on Hiroshima and "Fat Man" on Nagasaki, according to various American presidents?
They have increased their claims from "thousands and thousands" to "millions" of American lives.
Julius Robert Oppenheimer says that if you are a scientist, then...
You believe that it is good to turn over to humankind the greatest possible power to control the world. You believe that it is good to find out how the world works. You believe that it is of the highest value to share your knowledge with anyone who is interested.