Edward Teller

Edward Teller was a Hungarian-born nuclear physicist, theoretical physicist, and non-fiction writer who also served as a university teacher. He was a member of the Manhattan Project and part of the group known as The Martians. His academic career included positions at the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Chicago, and the University of Göttingen. He was educated at Fasori Gimnázium, Leipzig University, and the University of Göttingen, with doctoral advisors Werner Heisenberg and Friedrich Hund.

Teller received the Harvey Prize, the Albert Einstein Award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Eringen Medal. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was married to Augusta H. Teller and spoke Hungarian and English. He was born in Budapest in 1908 and died in Stanford in 2003. His notable works include *Memoirs* and *Conversations on the dark secrets of physics*.