Edward Teller

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:advocatesFor nuclear power
Star Wars defense initiative
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:University_of_Karlsruhe
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Enrico_Fermi_Award
Presidential Medal of Freedom
gptkbp:birthDate January 15, 1908
gptkbp:bornIn Budapest
gptkbp:child gptkb:Paul_Teller
gptkbp:contribution theoretical physics
energy research
nuclear weapons development
gptkbp:deathDate September 9, 2003
gptkbp:employees gptkb:Lawrence_Livermore_National_Laboratory
gptkb:Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory
gptkbp:famousQuote "The science of today is the technology of tomorrow."
gptkbp:field nuclear physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward Teller
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Robert_Oppenheimer
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkb:Project_Orion
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty negotiations
gptkbp:knownFor hydrogen bomb
gptkbp:legacy advocate for nuclear energy
controversial figure in nuclear policy
father of the hydrogen bomb
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:spouse Miriam_Teller