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Edward Teller Biography
Physicist
Edward Teller received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Leipzig (Germany) in 1930. In 1935 he became Professor of Physics at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Active in the research that developed the atomic bomb, Teller went on to work on the more powerful hydrogen bomb, first tested in 1952. From 1954 to 1975 he held top positions at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory at the University of California. In the 1980s he was a supporter of President Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, a protective weapons plan that was ultimately abandoned. During the 1990s Teller continued to do research and lecture, maintaining his arguments for a strong U.S. defense.
Other scientists of Teller's generation include J. Robert Oppenheimer, Enrico Fermi and Richard Feynman.
Blog posts mentioning Edward Teller:
Four Good Links
Edward Teller, 1908-2003
Feature from the Lawrence Livermore Nat'l Laboratory
Edward Teller
Many biographical details in this interview, plus a few audio and video spots
Edward Teller: High Priest of Physics
Excerpt from the book Atomic Fragments that reveals Teller's perspective
Edward Teller Obituary
Obituary from the University of Maryland
Vital Stats
Birth
Birthplace
Death
9 September 2003
(age 95)
Best Known As
"The Father of the Hydrogen Bomb"