1990: The H-Bomb: Who Really Gave Away the Secret? The authors argue that “what atomic spy Klaus Fuchs knew—nearly every important assumption about the H-bomb—was wrong.” What really tipped off the Russians about how to make an H-bomb was the contents...

Who Really Gave Away the Secret?
#EdwardTeller #KlausFuchs #SovietUnion #HarryS.Truman #J.RobertOppenheimer #HansBethe #FreedomofInformationAct

It's Sunday, I'm working on my book on #NuclearWeapons, flipping through a packet of photos and notes, and I find an old note emailed to me:
"Dear Dr. Ms Maurizi", signature: #HansBethe

Hans Bethe (1906-2005), Nuclear physicist

Died #otd Hans Bethe (1906-2005), Nuclear physicist, 20 years ago today #HansBethe life story...

𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲, 𝟑𝟕 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐨....🕯️

𝙸𝚗 𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚖 Richard #Feynman [°May 11, 1918 – Feb. 𝟭𝟱, 1988]🌹😔

#nanotechnology #quantumelectrodynamics #1965NobelPrizeinPhysics #JulianSchwinger #ShinichirōTomonaga #HansBethe #LosAlamosNationalLaboratory #LucillePhillips #RichardPhillipsFeynman #RichardFeynman