The sun set over the expansive New Mexico desert on a warm summer night in 1945. A profound moment loomed, one that would resonate through history. At the heart of Los Alamos, scientists had labored in secrecy, their minds gripped by the ambition of the Manhattan Project. Days and nights blurred into relentless work, all driven by a singular, monumental goal—the creation of an atomic bomb. As dawn approached, Robert Oppenheimer stood in the darkness, heart racing with anticipation. At 5:29 AM, the countdown reached zero. A blinding light surged forth, illuminating the desert as if a new sun had risen. The shockwave roared through the earth, shaking Oppenheimer to his core. In that heartbeat, history pivoted. He whispered to himself, “I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds,” marking a new era that reshaped humanity. Though the world had been irrevocably changed, the project’s secrets remained shrouded. The devastating power was unleashed only days later over Hiroshima, as the ramifications echoed through society, forever altering the landscape of warfare and global politics.