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Edward Teller(1908-2003)

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Edward Teller
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Edward Teller was born on 15 January 1908 in Budapest, Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was married to Augusta Maria Harkanyi. He died on 9 September 2003 in Palo Alto, California, USA.
BornJanuary 15, 1908
DiedSeptember 9, 2003(95)
BornJanuary 15, 1908
DiedSeptember 9, 2003(95)
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Known for

The Exiles (1989)
The Exiles
7.3
  • Self
  • 1989
Klaus Fuchs - Atomspion (1989)
Klaus Fuchs - Atomspion
  • Self
  • 1989
Nuclear Dynamite
8.3
  • Self
  • 2000
The Cold War and Beyond (2002)
The Cold War and Beyond
7.3
  • Self
  • 2002

Credits

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Self

  • Philosophy Talk (2003)
    Philosophy Talk
    Podcast Series
    • Self - Physicist (voice)
    • 2013
  • Dr. Teller's Very Large Bomb (2006)
    Dr. Teller's Very Large Bomb
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Self
    • 2006
  • The Cold War and Beyond (2002)
    The Cold War and Beyond
    7.3
    • Self
    • 2002
  • Modern Marvels (1993)
    Modern Marvels
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Self - Physicist
    • Self - Co-Creator Hydrogen Bomb (as Dr. Edward Teller)
    • 1999–2002
  • Nuclear Dynamite
    8.3
    • Self
    • 2000
  • The Century (1999)
    The Century
    8.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (segment "The Race")
    • 1999
  • American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1999
  • The Fifties (1997)
    The Fifties
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Self - Scientist
    • 1997
  • Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie (1995)
    Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
    7.8
    Video
    • Self - Nuclear Physicist (as Dr. Edward Teller)
    • 1995
  • Kenneth Welsh and Naohiko Umewaka in Hiroshima (1995)
    Hiroshima
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Self - Testimonial Interviewee
    • 1995
  • Klaus Fuchs - Atomspion (1989)
    Klaus Fuchs - Atomspion
    • Self
    • 1989
  • The Exiles (1989)
    The Exiles
    7.3
    • Self
    • 1989
  • After Dark (1987)
    After Dark
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1987
  • Weapons of War (1984)
    Weapons of War
    TV Mini Series
    • Self
    • 1985
  • Fast Copy
    TV Movie
    • Self
    • 1985

Archive Footage

  • Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell in Sleeping Dog (2026)
    Sleeping Dog
    6.1
    • Self - Physicist (archive footage)
    • 2026
  • Ronald Reagan in Reagan: Portrait of a Presidency (2024)
    Reagan: Portrait of a Presidency
    8.5
    • Self - Dr. Teller - Creator of Hydrogen Bomb (archive footage)
    • 2024
  • Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (2024)
    Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Self - U.S. Nuclear Physicist (archive footage)
    • 2024
  • To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb (2023)
    To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb
    7.4
    • Self - Theoretical Physicist, Manhattan Project (archive footage)
    • 2023
  • The Neutron Bomb (2022)
    The Neutron Bomb
    5.7
    • Self - Nuclear Scientist (archive footage)
    • 2022
  • Explained (2018)
    Explained
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Self - Physicist (archive footage)
    • 2021
  • Combat Machines (2018)
    Combat Machines
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2018
  • Raemer Schreiber in The Half-Life of Genius Physicist Raemer Schreiber (2017)
    The Half-Life of Genius Physicist Raemer Schreiber
    7.0
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2017
  • The Coming War on China (2016)
    The Coming War on China
    6.9
    • Self - 'Father' of the H-bomb (archive footage)
    • 2016
  • Clockwork Climate (2015)
    Clockwork Climate
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2015
  • All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace (2011)
    All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2011
  • J. Robert Oppenheimer in The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer (2009)
    The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
    7.4
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2009
  • Sputnik Fever (2007)
    Sputnik Fever
    7.5
    • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2007
  • Modern Marvels (1993)
    Modern Marvels
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Self - Los Alamos Nuclear Physicist (archive footage, as Edward Teller PhD)
    • 2004
  • Silent Storm (2003)
    Silent Storm
    8.4
    • Self (archive footage, archive sound)
    • 2003

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Edward Teller PhD
  • Born
    • January 15, 1908
    • Budapest, Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
  • Died
    • September 9, 2003
    • Palo Alto, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Augusta Maria HarkanyiFebruary 26, 1934 - September 24, 2000 (her death, 2 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 6 Portrayals
    • 3 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Physicist; led team developing the H-bomb.
  • Nickname
    • Father of the H-bomb

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