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Also Known As Ede Teller
Born January 15, 1908 • Budapest • Austria-Hungary
Died September 9, 2003 (aged 95) • California
Subjects Of Study nuclear chain reaction • nuclear energy • nuclear weapon
Role In Manhattan Project

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Teller, Edward
Diagram showing the Teller-Ulam two-stage thermonuclear bomb design, with four labeled stages: a chemical explosion in the primary fission core, X-ray transfer and compression, ignition of a secondary fusion stage, and fusion fuel detonation. Key components such as the fission fuel, uranium tamper, and polystyrene foam are illustrated and labeled.
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Teller, Edward; Reagan, Ronald
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