Birth of Edward Teller1908
Birth of Edward Teller, helped develop the 1st hydrogen bomb
Historical person
Edward Teller Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Edward Teller, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Hungary.
6 records1908–19443 events1 places
Chronological biography
1908
1942
Manhattan Project1942
Robert Oppenheimer convenes a summer conference at the University of California, Berkeley to discuss the design of a fission bomb, Edward Teller brings up the possibility of a hydrogen bomb as a major point of discussion.
Manhattan Project1942
Theorists Hans Bethe, John Van Vleck, Edward Teller, Felix Bloch, Emil Konopinski, Robert Serber, Stanley S. Frankel, and Eldred C. Nelson (the latter three all former students of Oppenheimer) quickly confirm that a fission bomb is feasible.
Manhattan ProjectJuly 1942
Robert Oppenheimer convenes a summer conference at the University of California, Berkeley to discuss the design of a fission bomb, Edward Teller brings up the possibility of a hydrogen bomb as a major point of discussion
Manhattan ProjectJuly 1942
Robert Oppenheimer convenes a summer conference at the University of California, Berkeley to discuss the design of a fission bomb, Edward Teller brings up the possibility of a hydrogen bomb as a major point of discussion
1944
Implosion Theory Group11 January 1944
An implosion theory group is established at Los Alamos with Teller as its first head.
Record provenance
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