Julius Robert Oppenheimer was an American physicist who played a key role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II. He was a brilliant scientist and academic. He attended Harvard University, where he studied chemistry and graduated summa cum laude in 1925. He later pursued a Ph.D. in physics at the University of Göttingen in Germany, where he worked under prominent physicists like Max Born and Werner Heisenberg. During World War II, Oppenheimer was appointed as the scientific director of the Manhattan Project, a top-secret U.S. government research program tasked with developing an atomic bomb. Oppenheimer's leadership and guidance were critical in bringing together some of the world's leading scientists to work on this monumental project. In 1945, the Manhattan Project successfully produced the first atomic bomb, which was tested at the Trinity site in New Mexico. This successful test led to the subsequent use of atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, effectively bringing an end to World War II. The use of atomic bombs raised ethical and moral questions, and Oppenheimer himself became deeply conflicted about the implications of the weapon he had helped create. After the war, he became an advocate for international control of atomic energy to prevent nuclear proliferation. Unfortunately, during the early years of the Cold War, Oppenheimer's security clearance was revoked due to suspicions of his political affiliations and his past associations with left-wing individuals. This episode, known as the Oppenheimer affair, significantly impacted his career and personal life.
The song "Zombie" was written by the band's lead vocalist Dolores O'Riordan and addresses the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The Troubles were a period of intense conflict and violence between the late 1960s and 1998, primarily involving nationalists (mainly Roman Catholic) and unionists (mainly Protestant) in Northern Ireland. "Zombie" was written in response to the Warrington bombings in 1993, where two young boys were killed by an IRA bombing in the English town of Warrington. The lyrics of "Zombie" are emotional and powerful, conveying the frustration and sorrow related to the ongoing violence and loss of innocent lives during the conflict. The song's title refers to the dehumanizing effect of violence and warfare, with the idea that the violence turns people into "zombies."
The Cranberries - Zombie
Kurt Cobain - Zombie (Ai Cover) Zelensky and Putin, STOP THE WAR!
