▁history , ▁told ▁in ▁ball ad ▁style . ▁Rich ter ▁was ▁initially ▁sh y ▁about ▁the ▁song , ▁thinking ▁it ▁de mean ed ▁science . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁song , ▁Kent ▁Clark , ▁stated ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁interview ▁that ▁eventually ▁Rich ter ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁song . ▁ ▁Rich ter ▁died ▁of ▁con gest ive ▁heart ▁failure ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁in ▁Pas ad ena , ▁California . ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁Alt ad ena , ▁California ' s ▁Mountain ▁View ▁C emetery ▁and ▁M aus ole um . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Notes ▁and ▁references ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Charles ▁Rich ter ▁interview , ▁at ▁US GS ▁Charles ▁Rich ter ▁Qu ot ations ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 5 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁at he ists ▁Category : American ▁natur ists ▁Category : American ▁people ▁of ▁German ▁descent ▁Category : American ▁se ism olog ists ▁Category : Cal iforn ia ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁al umn i ▁Category : Cal iforn ia ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Butler ▁County , ▁Ohio ▁Category : St an ford ▁University ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁Sir ▁Nicholas ▁II ▁Ho oper ▁( 1 6 5 4 - 1 7 3 1 ) ▁of ▁Full ab ro ok , ▁Braun ton ▁and ▁R ale igh , ▁Pil ton ▁in ▁Dev on , ▁was ▁a ▁lawyer ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁T ory