0 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁many ▁hon ors , ▁including ▁the ▁Super ior ▁Honor ▁Award ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁State , ▁US C ▁Associ ates ’ ▁Award ▁for ▁Creative ▁Sch olar ship ▁and ▁Research , ▁and ▁the ▁US C ▁Ra uben heimer ▁Out standing ▁Senior ▁Fac ulty ▁Award . ▁ ▁Schne pp ▁self - pub lished ▁Ro ots ▁Lost , ▁Ro ots ▁Found , ▁a ▁mem oir ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁in ▁April , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Otto ▁Schne pp ▁died ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁in ▁Wal nut ▁Creek , ▁California . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : A ust rian ▁Jews ▁Category : J ew ish ▁Chinese ▁history ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁chem ists ▁Category : 1 9 2 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 9 ▁death s ▁Category : S cient ists ▁from ▁Vienna <0x0A> </s> ▁Jeff ▁Wayne ' s ▁Musical ▁Version ▁of ▁The ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁World s ▁is ▁the ▁debut ▁album ▁by ▁Jeff ▁Wayne , ▁ret elling ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁novel ▁The ▁War ▁of ▁The ▁World s ▁by ▁H . ▁G . ▁Well s . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁on ▁ 9 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁Jeff ▁Wayne ' s ▁Musical ▁work ▁uses ▁narr ation ▁and ▁le it mot ifs ▁to ▁carry ▁the ▁story ▁and ▁rh ym ing ▁mel od ic ▁lyr ics ▁that ▁express ▁the ▁feelings ▁of