J. R. Oppenheimer

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Singer-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".

See also J. Robert Oppenheimer (nonfiction).

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