Edward Teller and the Development of the H-Bomb

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

History, Education

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🗓️ 14 May 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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During the Second World War, the United States established the highly secret Manhattan Project to develop an atomic bomb based on nuclear fission. While the Manhattan Project was ultimately successful, some in the program were thinking bigger. They felt that the explosion from an uncontrolled fission reaction could be used to create an even larger explosion using nuclear fusion. One man, in particular, felt that such a device was necessary and spearheaded the efforts after the war to develop a fusion-based hydrogen bomb. Learn more about Edward Teller, the father of the hydrogen bomb, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond at your local store. Find out more at heavenhilldistillery.com/hh-bottled-in-bond.php Sign up today at butcherbox.com/daily and use code daily to choose your free offer and get $20 off. Visit BetterHelp.com/everywhere today to get 10% off your first month. Use the code EverythingEverywhere for a 20% discount on a subscription at Newspapers.com. Visit meminto.com and get 15% off with code EED15. Listen to Expedition Unknown wherever you get your podcasts. Get started with a $13 trial set for just $3 at harrys.com/EVERYTHING. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Ben Long & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	During the Second World War, the United States established the highly secret Manhattan Project to develop an atomic bomb based on nuclear fission.
0:08.0	While the Manhattan Project was ultimately successful, some in the program were thinking bigger.
0:14.0	They felt that the explosion from an uncontrolled fission reaction could be used to create an even larger explosion using nuclear fusion.
0:21.0	One man in particular felt that such a device was necessary and spearheaded the efforts
0:26.4	after the war to develop a fusion-based hydrogen bomb.
0:30.5	Learn more about Edward Teller, the father of the hydrogen bomb, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Hey everyone, this is Gary. If you're listening to this podcast, you clearly are someone who likes to learn every day.
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