Teller, Edward

Edward Teller, b.  Jan.  15, 1908, is a Hungarian-born American 
physicist known for his work on the hydrogen bomb.  During World 
War II he was a member of the MANHATTAN PROJECT for the 
development of the atomic bomb.  At that time he also began 
formulating the theoretical foundations for a hydrogen fusion bomb 
and was a major proponent of its development.  He received (1962) 
the Atomic Energy Commission's Fermi Award and has received other 
honors and awards for his contributions to chemical and nuclear 
physics.

James A. Booth

Bibliography:  Blumberg, Stanley A., and Panos, Louis G., Edward 
Teller:  Giant of the Golden Age of Physics (1990); Teller, 
Edward, The Reluctant Revolutionary (1964);  York, Herbert, The 
Advisors:  Oppenheimer, Teller, and the Superbomb (1976).