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Edward Teller (Hungarian: Teller Ede; January 15, 1908 – September 9, 2003) was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist and chemical engineer who is known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb" and one of the creators of the Teller–Ulam design based on Stanisław Ulam's design.
Oct 17, 2024 · Edward Teller (born Jan. 15, 1908, Budapest, Hung., Austria-Hungary—died Sept. 9, 2003, Stanford, Calif., U.S.) was a Hungarian-born American nuclear physicist who participated in the production of the first atomic bomb (1945) and who led the development of the world’s first thermonuclear weapon, the hydrogen bomb.
Sep 10, 2003 · Edward Teller, who was present at the creation of the first nuclear weapons and who grew even more famous for defending them, died yesterday at his home on the Stanford University campus in...
Sep 11, 2003 · Edward Teller, a towering figure of science who had a singular impact on the development of the nuclear age, died late Tuesday at his home in Stanford, Calif. He was 95.
Edward Teller (1908-2003) was a Hungarian-born American theoretical physicist. He is considered one of the fathers of the hydrogen bomb. Teller, along with Leo Szilard and Eugene Wigner, helped urge President Roosevelt to develop an atomic bomb program in the United States.
Sep 9, 2003 · Edward Teller was born on January 15, 1908, in Budapest, Austria-Hungary. He left his homeland in 1926 and received his higher education in Germany. As a young student, he was involved in a streetcar accident that severed his leg, requiring him to wear a prosthetic foot and leaving him with a life-long limp.
Edward Teller (original Hungarian name Teller Ede) (January 15, 1908 – September 9, 2003) was a Hungarian-born American theoretical physicist, known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb," even though he did not care for the title.
Sep 9, 2003 · Edward Teller is regarded as the “Father of the Hydrogen Bomb”. Born in Hungary in 1908, Edward Teller received his BS in chemical engineering from the University of Karlsruhe in Germany in 1928. In 1930 he received his PhD in physics from the University of Leipzig.
Sep 19, 2003 · Edward Teller, one of the most famous and controversial scientists of the 20th Century and founding chair of the UC Davis Department of Applied Science, died Sept. 9. He was 95. “Edward Teller was one of the world’s leading scientific minds of the 20th century, and he made a major contribution to the security of our nation and world peace,” said UC President Richard Atkinson.
Sep 18, 2003 · Edward Teller has been called the father of the H-bomb. Mr Teller, described by one writer as having a doom-laden voice whose words were like “great marble blocks”, did occasionally allow...
