(1908 – 2003) (born Ede Teller)

Theoretical physicist. ‘The Father of the Hydrogen Bomb’.

He was an early member of the Manhattan Project. During this time he made a serious push to develop the first fusion-based weapons.

From 1945, he became member of the Reactor Safety Commission. In 1947, he was appointed head of the organization.

Co-founder, director and associate director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL).

Teller received the Albert Einstein Prize in 1958. In 1962, he received the Enrico Fermi Prize for his role in thermonuclear research and in national security, as well as for some other contributions in chemistry and physics. Moreover, he was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1982.

Invented: fusion-based weapons.