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Edward Teller
Acting
15 Jan 1908
† 09 Sept 2003
Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Biography
Edward Teller (Hungarian: Teller Ede; January 15, 1908 – September 9, 2003) was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist who is known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb" (see the Teller–Ulam design), although he did not care for the title, considering it to be in poor taste. Throughout his life, Teller was known both for his scientific ability and for his difficult interpersonal relations and volatile personality. Born in Hungary in 1908, Teller emigrated to the United States in...
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Dr. Edward Teller, Teller Ede










