In this biography of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Edward Teller, interviews with fifty of Teller's colleagues and friends, as well a dialogue with Teller himself, provide a clearer view the contradictions and controversies surrounding his life.[...]
The fascinating recollections of one of the most controversial scientists of the nuclear age. Edward Teller is perhaps best known for his belief in freedom through strong defense. But this extraordinary memoir at last reveals the man behind the headlines--passionate and humorous, devoted and loyal.[...]
A portrait of Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward Teller traces the personal stories of three top figures in the foundation of the nuclear age, considering how the loyalties of each man played a significant part in history and the sometimes wrenching choices each had to make when their a[...]
Drawing on previously untapped sources, here is a unique examination of the life and legacy of one of the 20th century's most controversial and influential scientists. To his supporters he was a hero of the Cold War, to his detractors he was evil personified, but no matter which way you look at it, [...]