Today (September 9, 2003) is the Memorial Day of Edward Teller, the father of the hydrogen bomb, who contributed to nuclear physics, molecular physics, and spectroscopy.
On January 15, 1908, Edward Teller was born in Budapest, Austria, to a Jewish family. His parents were Ilona, a pianist, and Max Teller, a lawyer. He was educated at the Fasori Lutheran Gymnasium and later at Budapest's Minda (Model) Gymnasium. A man of Jewish descent, Teller, later became an ignorant Jew. God’s idea is that it would be wonderful if He were. For many thousands of years, we have needed him so much but have not seen him. Like Albert Einstein and Richard Feynman, Teller is a late speaker. He developed the ability to speak better than most children. But showed great interest in numbers. More fun counting the high number in his head.
Teller left Hungary for Germany in 1926, partly due to the discriminatory number class rule under the rule of Mix Horti. During his youth, Hungary's political environment and revolutions caused lasting enmity between communism and fascism in Teller. From 1926 to 1928, Teller studied mathematics and chemistry at Carlsruhe University. There he graduated with a degree in chemical engineering. Hermann Mark was responsible for making him a physicist. He was a visiting professor. After listening to lectures on the molecular spectrum, Mark clarified to him. This changes the boundaries of chemistry as new ideas in physics become more active. Mark was an expert in polymer chemistry. This is a field that is essential for understanding biochemistry.
Mark taught him about the leading advances in quantum physics developed by Louis de Brockley. It was this revelation he received from Mark's discourses that prompted Teller to switch to physics. After informing his father of his desire to change, his father became very concerned. He traveled to visit him and talk to the professors at the school. While a degree in chemical engineering is a surefire path to a well-paying job at a chemical company, there is no clear path to a career with a degree in physics. He got his father’s permission to become a physicist after discussions with his professors.
He made numerous contributions to atomic and molecular physics, spectroscopy (especially the John-Teller and Renner-Teller effects), and surface physics. The expansion of Enrico Fermi's beta decay theory in the form of Como-Teller changes provided an important step in its application. At the same time, the John-Teller effect and the Brunwer-Emmett-Teller (PET) theory retain their original formula, which is still predominant in physics and chemistry today. Teller also contributed to the Thomas-Fermi theory. A standard modern tool in quantum mechanical treatment of complex molecules, a precursor to the density functional theory. In 1953, Teller co-authored a paper with Nicholas Metropolis, Arian Rosenbluth, Marshall Rosenbluth, and his wife, Augusta Teller. This is the standard starting point for applying the Monte Carlo method to statistical dynamics.
Teller was an early member of the Manhattan Project. He was accused of creating the first atomic bomb. Proposed a more solid pit blast design. It was a success. He also took a serious push to develop the first fusion-based weapons. But these were postponed after World War II. But he did not sign the Shillard petition, which sought to detonate the bombs as a demonstration, not over a city. But then Silard agreed that it was right. And bombs should not be thrown at insecure civilians. He was the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory co-founder and has been its director and co-director for many years. His former Los Alamos laboratory supervisor, J. After his controversial negative testimony at the Oppenheimer Defense Inquiry convened against Robert Oppenheimer, Teller was sidelined by the majority of the scientific community.
However, the U.S. continued to seek the support of the government and the Military Research Institute. Advocacy for nuclear development, in particular, a strong nuclear arsenal and an intensive nuclear test program. In his later years, Teller gained a reputation for supporting controversial technical solutions, especially military and civilian problems. This included a plan to drill an artificial harbour in Alaska, using a thermonuclear explosive known as a project chariot, Ronald Reagan's strategic defense effort. Teller's contributions to science have earned him numerous awards, including the Enrico Fermi Award and the Albert Einstein Award.
He has made numerous contributions to nuclear physics, molecular physics, spectroscopy, and surface physics. Edward Teller, known as the father of the hydrogen bomb, passed away on September 9, 2003, in Stanford, California, at the age of 95. He suffered a stroke two days ago. In a wish for his 100th birthday, Lawrence Livermore scientists want to give him "the best predictions-calculations and experiments" about the interiors of the planets.
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