Chetzemoka, 11 months ago It's apocryphal. Apparently he told at least one friend at the time that he had done it. Whether he actually did it or just thought about it and was being a dramatic young man will never be known. https://people.com/j-robert-oppenheimers-grandson-says-oppenheimer-poison-apple-scene-isnt-true-really-serious-accusation-7566508#:~:text=The%20book's%20recording%20of%20the,about%20it%20two%20months%20later.&text=%E2%80%9CHe%20had%20kind%20of%20poisoned,book%20quotes%20Fergusson%20as%20saying.
It's apocryphal. Apparently he told at least one friend at the time that he had done it. Whether he actually did it or just thought about it and was being a dramatic young man will never be known.
https://people.com/j-robert-oppenheimers-grandson-says-oppenheimer-poison-apple-scene-isnt-true-really-serious-accusation-7566508#:~:text=The%20book's%20recording%20of%20the,about%20it%20two%20months%20later.&text=%E2%80%9CHe%20had%20kind%20of%20poisoned,book%20quotes%20Fergusson%20as%20saying.