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Edward Teller

Hungarian-American Jewish nuclear physicist (1908–2003)

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Lived 1908–2003, aged 95
ScientistsAcademic
  • Fame35.6
  • Momentum0.1
  • Scientists rank#59
  • Wikipedia60.6K
  • Wikipedia
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  • Era
    1908–2003
    Aged 95
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Updated 2026-05-29

Theoretical physicist who claimed credit for the hydrogen bomb and co-developed the Teller-Ulam thermonuclear design. Hungarian-American and one of the 20th century's most visible voices on nuclear weapons policy.

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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.

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