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Edward Teller (1908–2003)

Author of Memoirs: A Twentieth-Century Journey in Science and Politics

19+ Works 315 Members 1 Review 1 Favorited

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Image credit: Teller in 1958

Works by Edward Teller

Memoirs: A Twentieth-Century Journey in Science and Politics (2001) 146 copies, 1 review

Conversations on the Dark Secrets of Physics (1991) 51 copies

Energy from Heaven and Earth (1979) 26 copies

Better a Shield Than a Sword: Perspectives on the Defense and Technology (1987) 22 copies

The Legacy of Hiroshima (1962) — Author — 17 copies

The pursuit of simplicity (1980) 16 copies

The structure of matter (1949) 11 copies

Our nuclear future; facts, dangers, and opportunities (1958) 9 copies

Fusion Volume 1, Part B / Magnetic confinement (1981) 3 copies

Il lato oscuro della fisica (1992) 2 copies

Edward Teller Centennial Symposium: Modern Physics and the Scientific Legacy of Edward Teller: Livermore, CA, USA, 28… (2010) 2 copies

Fusion Volume 1, Part A / Magnetic confinement (1981) 2 copies

THE RELUCTANT REVOLUTIONARY. The Paul Anthony Brick Lectures, Third Series (1964) 2 copies

Die Situation der modernen Physik (2013) 1 copy

Our Nuclear Future... Facts, Dangers, and Opportunities 1 copy

La struttura della materia 1 copy

The Constructive Uses of Nuclear Explosives 1 copy

Das Vermächtnis von Hiroshima (1963) 1 copy

L'eredità di Hiroshima 1 copy

Associated Works

The Conservative papers (1970) — Contributor — 12 copies

Access to Energy: a Selection of Brief Essays (1979) — Introduction — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Teller, Edward
Other names: TELLER Ede, (birth name|in Hungarian word order)
TELLER, Edward
Birthdate: 1908-01-15
Date of death: 2003-09-09
Gender: male
Nationality: USA (naturalized)
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Occupations: physicist
Relationships: Mayer, Maria Goeppert (colleague)
Awards and honors: Presidential Medal of Freedom (2003)
University of California University Professor (1960)
Ig nobel Prize (1991)
Enrico Fermi Award (1962)
National Medal of Science (Physical Sciences, 1982)

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Memoirs: A Twentieth-Century Journey in Science and… by Edward Teller

Self-portrait of a man on dubious moral ground

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Associated Authors

Allen Brown Author

Melvin R. Laird

Judith L. Shoolery

Wendy Teller Collaborator

Wilson Talley Collaborator

Statistics

Works: 19
Also by: 2
Members: 315
Popularity: #74,965
Rating: ½ 3.6

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 27
Languages: 3
Favorited: 1

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