Edward TellerOne of the men responsible for the Atomic Bomb, and the father of the hydrogen bomb, the fusion or "superbomb" as he called it. Teller has tirelessly advocated the development of a particle beam weapon, and in fact it is now possible to win the Edward Teller Medal if you exhibit pioneering "research and leadership in the use of laser and ion particle beams". Teller bears a suspicious resemblance to the lead character in Stanley Kubrik's Dr. Strangelove. But if you ask about this resemblance, he will throw you out of his office. |