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Edward teller
father of the hydrogen bomb
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Early Life
Edward Teller was born on January 15, 1908 in Budapest, Hungary. He was born into a Jewish family and lived during WWI, and at the end saw his country gain independence. Teller was educated in private schools and was a math prodigy, but his education was frequently disrupted by the political turmoil in his newly independent country. In 1926, Teller went to Karlsruhe in Germany to study chemical engineering. He soon became interested in physics, especially the new theory of quantum mechanics and transferred to the University of Munich 2 years later, and after that, went to the University of Leipzig to study with Werner Heisenberg and received his PhD from him in 1930. There also was a streetcar accident in his earlier years that caused him to lose his right foot. After getting his degree, he took a job as a research consultant at the University of Gottingen, there he published the paper "Hydrogen Molecular Ion," which was one of the earliest research papers on what is still the most commonly used version of the molecule.
As he saw the Nazi's rise to power, he decided to leave Germany. he first went to Denmark and worked with Niels Bohr for research on the atom and the Institute for Theoretical Physics, then went to London, and then went to, and stayed in, the United States in 1935. In the year he spent in Denmark, Teller married August Harkanyi.
Edward Teller was born on January 15, 1908 in Budapest, Hungary. He was born into a Jewish family and lived during WWI, and at the end saw his country gain independence. Teller was educated in private schools and was a math prodigy, but his education was frequently disrupted by the political turmoil in his newly independent country. In 1926, Teller went to Karlsruhe in Germany to study chemical engineering. He soon became interested in physics, especially the new theory of quantum mechanics and transferred to the University of Munich 2 years later, and after that, went to the University of Leipzig to study with Werner Heisenberg and received his PhD from him in 1930. There also was a streetcar accident in his earlier years that caused him to lose his right foot. After getting his degree, he took a job as a research consultant at the University of Gottingen, there he published the paper "Hydrogen Molecular Ion," which was one of the earliest research papers on what is still the most commonly used version of the molecule.
As he saw the Nazi's rise to power, he decided to leave Germany. he first went to Denmark and worked with Niels Bohr for research on the atom and the Institute for Theoretical Physics, then went to London, and then went to, and stayed in, the United States in 1935. In the year he spent in Denmark, Teller married August Harkanyi.
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The Manhattan Project
In the US, Teller became a well renown physicist. He knew that German scientists had discovered nuclear fission and that
their work could lead to an atomic bomb, so he and some others, including Albert Einstein, alerted US President Franklin D Roosevelt in 1939. Roosevelt then approved the Manhattan Project and appointed Teller to help work on it. He first started his work with Enrico Fermi at the University of Chicago. Shortly after, he started working with J. Robert Oppenheimer at Berkeley. In 1943, the Manhattan Project became located mainly in a lab at Los Alamos, New Mexico, where the first atomic bomb was tested.
During his time working on the Manhattan Project, Teller had predicted that an atomic fission (the splitting of an atom's nucleus into smaller parts) could be used to create an even bigger explosion based on fusion (when two or more nuclei collide). However, the goal of the Manhattan Project was not to create the hydrogen bomb Teller had speculated, but to tackle the already enormous task of creating the atomic bomb.
After WWII
After the war, Teller continued to work on his hydrogen bomb idea. In 1948, the Soviet Union had created their own atomic bomb, so President Harry Truman authorized the development of Teller's hydrogen bomb. The very first one detonated at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific Ocean in 1952. Edward Teller died in Stanford, California on September 9, 2003 at the age of 95. In his lifetime he won awards such as the Enrico Fermi Award, Albert Einstein Award, the National Medal of Science, the Harvey Prize from Technion-Israel Institute, and, the same year he died, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
In the US, Teller became a well renown physicist. He knew that German scientists had discovered nuclear fission and that
their work could lead to an atomic bomb, so he and some others, including Albert Einstein, alerted US President Franklin D Roosevelt in 1939. Roosevelt then approved the Manhattan Project and appointed Teller to help work on it. He first started his work with Enrico Fermi at the University of Chicago. Shortly after, he started working with J. Robert Oppenheimer at Berkeley. In 1943, the Manhattan Project became located mainly in a lab at Los Alamos, New Mexico, where the first atomic bomb was tested.
During his time working on the Manhattan Project, Teller had predicted that an atomic fission (the splitting of an atom's nucleus into smaller parts) could be used to create an even bigger explosion based on fusion (when two or more nuclei collide). However, the goal of the Manhattan Project was not to create the hydrogen bomb Teller had speculated, but to tackle the already enormous task of creating the atomic bomb.
After WWII
After the war, Teller continued to work on his hydrogen bomb idea. In 1948, the Soviet Union had created their own atomic bomb, so President Harry Truman authorized the development of Teller's hydrogen bomb. The very first one detonated at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific Ocean in 1952. Edward Teller died in Stanford, California on September 9, 2003 at the age of 95. In his lifetime he won awards such as the Enrico Fermi Award, Albert Einstein Award, the National Medal of Science, the Harvey Prize from Technion-Israel Institute, and, the same year he died, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.