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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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The spark of the Super: Teller–Ulam and the birth of the H-bomb—rivalry, credit, and legacy at 75 years
In early 1951, Los Alamos scientists Edward Teller and Stanislaw Ulam devised a breakthrough that would lead to the hydrogen bomb [1]. Their design gave the United States an initial advantage in the Cold War, though comparable progress was soon achieved independently in the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom.
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1:00–2:45PM PDT
Panel|South Seas D
3:15–5:00PM PDT
Session Chair: Todd Allen
10:00–11:45AM PDT
Session Chair: Benjamin Holtzman
Session Chair: Sandra Sloan
Session Chair: Assel Aitkaliyeva
8:00–9:45AM PDT
Session Chair: Amanda Bachmann
Session Chair: Andrew Smith
Session Chair: Uchenna Ezibe
