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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.
Saturday, April 15, 2023|11:50AM–1:20PM EDT
Haslam Business Building 102
Join us as we feature colleagues from seven Battelle managed Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories to learn more about Battelle and the exciting work we do, as well as nuclear career opportunities within our National Laboratories. Battelle’s portfolio of national labs spans work from National Security: supporting both defense and nonproliferation, nuclear energy and sustainability, to fundamental science in theoretical nuclear physics. We are excited to share more about Battelle, our people and mission, and our varied career opportunities in nuclear.