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[[File:J. R. Oppenheimer.jpg|thumb| | [[File:J. R. Oppenheimer.jpg|thumb|Musician and physicist J. R. Oppenheimer performs his hit song "Destroyer of Worlds" at the Grand Old Opry, leading to his being summoned before the House Committee on Un-American Activities.]]'''Julius Robert "J. R." Oppenheimer''' (April 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, theoretical physicist, and professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley. | ||
He is best remembered for his controversial hit song "Destroyer of Worlds". | He is best remembered for his controversial hit song "Destroyer of Worlds". | ||
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File:Barbenheimer.jpg|link=Barbenheimer|'''''[[Barbenheimer]]''''' is an American historical fantasy comedy-thriller war film starring Margot Robbie, Cillian Murphy, and Ryan Gosling, and directed by Greta Gerwig and Christopher Nolan. | |||
File:Kill Billions.jpg|link=Kill Billions|'''''[[Kill Billions]]''''' is a 2003 American nuclear war film starring Edward Teller and David Carradine. | |||
File:On the Beach Party.jpg|link=On the Beach Party|'''''[[On the Beach Party]]''''' is a 1959 beach party cautionary drama starring Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon. | |||
File:J. Robert Oppenheimer.jpg|link=J. Robert Oppenheimer (nonfiction)|"Aw shucks, I'm no musician," says [[J. Robert Oppenheimer (nonfiction)|Oppenheimer]]. "You must be thinking of someone else." | |||
File:Chairman Dies of House Committee investigating Un-American activities.jpg|link=House Un-American Activities Committee (nonfiction)|The [[House Un-American Activities Committee (nonfiction)|House Un-American Activities Committee]] summons J. R. Oppenheimer to testify about the origins and significance of his hit song "Destroyer of Worlds". | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* ''[[Barbenheimer]]'' | |||
* ''[[Kill Billions]]'' | |||
* ''[[On the Beach Party]]'' | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[House Un-American Activities Committee (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[J. Robert Oppenheimer (nonfiction)]] | * [[J. Robert Oppenheimer (nonfiction)]] | ||
== External links == | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb13ynu3Iac J. Robert Oppenheimer: "I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."] @ YouTube | |||
=== Social media === | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1651694584152440836 Post] @ Twitter (27 April 2023) | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1545924064421847040 Post] @ Twitter (9 July 2022) | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1494696748123664388 Post] @ Twitter (18 February 2022) | |||
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[[Category:Greg Nesbitt (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Greg Nesbitt (nonfiction)]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:33, 17 July 2023
Julius Robert "J. R." Oppenheimer (April 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, theoretical physicist, and professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley.
He is best remembered for his controversial hit song "Destroyer of Worlds".
See also J. Robert Oppenheimer (nonfiction).
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Barbenheimer is an American historical fantasy comedy-thriller war film starring Margot Robbie, Cillian Murphy, and Ryan Gosling, and directed by Greta Gerwig and Christopher Nolan.
Kill Billions is a 2003 American nuclear war film starring Edward Teller and David Carradine.
On the Beach Party is a 1959 beach party cautionary drama starring Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon.
"Aw shucks, I'm no musician," says Oppenheimer. "You must be thinking of someone else."
The House Un-American Activities Committee summons J. R. Oppenheimer to testify about the origins and significance of his hit song "Destroyer of Worlds".