Edward Teller

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Edward Teller. (1908 - 2003). Hungarian-American theoretical physicist and chemical engineer who is known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb".

Noteworthy

  • Father of the hydrogen bomb.
  • Manhattan project.
  • Co-founded the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Controversies

  • Negative testimony in the Oppenheimer security clearance hearing of his former Los Alamos Laboratory superior, J. Robert Oppenheimer.
  • Advocated for vigorous nuclear testing.

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