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The Scientist Who Nearly Destroyed the World

Edward Teller built the most powerful weapon humankind has ever seen. Try https://brilliant.org/Newsthink/ for FREE for 30 days, and get 20% off your annual premium subscriptionFollow Newsthink on X https://x.com/NewsthinkNewsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pomhttps://x.com/cindypomGrab your Newsthink merch here: https://newsthink.creator-spring.comThank you to our Patrons, including:John & Becki JohnstonIgli LaciSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Newsthink Select images sourced from the Associated Press and AlamySources:Image of Gottingen University: By A.Savin - Own work, FAL, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=124836092 (edited black and white by Newsthink Ltd.)First image of tritium tube Autor: Cgommel – Na Commons přeneseno z de.wikipedia.Original source: Fotografie je vlastním dílem, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18487854Second image of tritium tube Teravolt at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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