Robert L Jacob
Biographic Data
| ID | 2500715 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert L Jacob |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert L |
| FAMILY NAME | Jacob |
| SIGNATURE | JACOB R L |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Geographic Society |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2831-9086 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1937 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Re-imagining Hiroshima
Radiation as Cultural Talisman
On what appeared to be a normal day off the Pacific coast of California, Scott Thomas was relaxing on his boat and enjoying a peaceful day of leisure. His wife had just gone below to grab two beers when he noticed a strange fog approaching. He stood up, and for a moment, the fog enveloped him. The cloud passed, and when his wife returned, she saw that Scott seemed to be covered with glitter. The couple thought nothing of this until the impossible…
The Atomic Bomb and Hiroshima on the Silver Screen
Two valuable new documentaries on atomic weapons and their human legacy offer new light on the inner world of atomic testing and weapons manufacture and the impact of the bomb on atomic test areas in the United States, on Bikini, and Hiroshima
Hours After Hiroshima
Editor's note: See the Japanese film footage of the devastation of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and its aftermath, the Bikini tests of July 1946 and the rapturous account of the American announcer shown in an American newsreel below. This film includes the first images of hibakusha seen in the United States
Wagner as Producer
Wagner the Penman
Authoritarianism, ideology, and political candidate choice
Beethoven and Kant
Journal Article BEETHOVEN AND KANT Get access ROBERT L. JACOBS ROBERT L. JACOBS Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Music and Letters, Volume 42, Issue 3, July 1961, Pages 242–251, https://doi.org/10.1093/ml/42.3.242 Published: 01 July 1961
Harmony for the Listener
Harmony for the Listener
Fanfare for Ernest Newman
Wozzeck
Schumann and Jean Paul
Journal Article SCHUMANN AND JEAN PAUL Get access ROBERT L. JACOBS ROBERT L. JACOBS Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Music and Letters, Volume XXX, Issue 3, July 1949, Pages 250–258, https://doi.org/10.1093/ml/XXX.3.250 Published: 01 July 1949
The Life of Richard Wagner, Vol. 4
Life of Richard Wagner, Vol. 3
Wagner's Influence on Hitler
Journal Article WAGNER'S INFLUENCE ON HITLER Get access ROBERT L. JACOBS ROBERT L. JACOBS Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Music and Letters, Volume XXII, Issue 1, January 1941, Pages 81–83, https://doi.org/10.1093/ml/XXII.1.81 Published: 01 January 1941
Wagner and Judith Gautier
Journal Article WAGNER AND JUDITH GAUTIER Get access ROBERT L. JACOBS ROBERT L. JACOBS Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Music and Letters, Volume XVIII, Issue 2, April 1937, Pages 134–149, https://doi.org/10.1093/ml/XVIII.2.134 Published: 01 April 1937
Wagner and Judith Gautier
Journal Article WAGNER AND JUDITH GAUTIER Get access ROBERT L. JACOBS ROBERT L. JACOBS Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Music and Letters, Volume XVIII, Issue 2, April 1937, Pages 134–149, https://doi.org/10.1093/ml/XVIII.2.134 Published: 01 April 1937
Wagner's Influence on Hitler
Journal Article WAGNER'S INFLUENCE ON HITLER Get access ROBERT L. JACOBS ROBERT L. JACOBS Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Music and Letters, Volume XXII, Issue 1, January 1941, Pages 81–83, https://doi.org/10.1093/ml/XXII.1.81 Published: 01 January 1941
Life of Richard Wagner, Vol. 3
The Life of Richard Wagner, Vol. 4
Schumann and Jean Paul
Journal Article SCHUMANN AND JEAN PAUL Get access ROBERT L. JACOBS ROBERT L. JACOBS Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Music and Letters, Volume XXX, Issue 3, July 1949, Pages 250–258, https://doi.org/10.1093/ml/XXX.3.250 Published: 01 July 1949
Wozzeck
Fanfare for Ernest Newman
Harmony for the Listener
Harmony for the Listener
Beethoven and Kant
Journal Article BEETHOVEN AND KANT Get access ROBERT L. JACOBS ROBERT L. JACOBS Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Music and Letters, Volume 42, Issue 3, July 1961, Pages 242–251, https://doi.org/10.1093/ml/42.3.242 Published: 01 July 1961
Authoritarianism, ideology, and political candidate choice
Wagner the Penman
Wagner as Producer
Hours After Hiroshima
Editor's note: See the Japanese film footage of the devastation of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and its aftermath, the Bikini tests of July 1946 and the rapturous account of the American announcer shown in an American newsreel below. This film includes the first images of hibakusha seen in the United States
The Atomic Bomb and Hiroshima on the Silver Screen
Two valuable new documentaries on atomic weapons and their human legacy offer new light on the inner world of atomic testing and weapons manufacture and the impact of the bomb on atomic test areas in the United States, on Bikini, and Hiroshima
Radiation as Cultural Talisman
On what appeared to be a normal day off the Pacific coast of California, Scott Thomas was relaxing on his boat and enjoying a peaceful day of leisure. His wife had just gone below to grab two beers when he noticed a strange fog approaching. He stood up, and for a moment, the fog enveloped him. The cloud passed, and when his wife returned, she saw that Scott seemed to be covered with glitter. The couple thought nothing of this until the impossible…
Re-imagining Hiroshima
Art (12 works) · Musicology and Musical Analysis (6 works) · History (5 works) · Art history (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society (3 works) · Nuclear weapon (3 works) · Physics (3 works) · American Political and Social Dynamics (2 works)