Edward Teller

(1908–2003) Nuclear Physicist

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Edward Teller was a nuclear physicist, best known for Energy, a plan for action.

Quick Facts About Edward Teller

Born: January 15, 1908
Died: September 9, 2003
Profession: Nuclear Physicist
Notable works: Energy, a plan for action

About Edward Teller

Edward Teller 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 inspired by Stanisław Ulam.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Edward Teller · Page 3

No endeavor that is worthwhile is simple in prospect; if it is right, it will be simple in retrospect.

Edward Teller

Endeavor

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Knowing he [Bob Serber] was going to the [first atom bomb] test, I asked him how he planned to deal with the…

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Asking

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The scientist is not responsible for the laws of nature. It is his job to find out how these laws operate. It…

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American people

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We must learn to live with contradictions, because they lead to deeper and more effective understanding.

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Contradiction

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If not for me, the H-bomb would have been developed in Russia first. In the U.S., we'd now be speaking Russian.

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Bombs

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