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Edward Teller

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Edward Teller (Hungarian: Teller Ede; 15 January 1908 – 9 September 2003) was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist and chemical engineer who is known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb" and one of the creators of the Teller–Ulam design inspired by Stanisław Ulam.

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Quotes from Edward Teller

A fact is a simple statement that everyone believes. It is innocent, unless found guilty. A hypothesis is a novel suggestion that no one wants to believe. It is guilty, until found effective.

—Edward Teller

Two paradoxes are better than one; they may even suggest a solution.

—Edward Teller

Life improves slowly and goes wrong fast, and only catastrophe is clearly visible.

—Edward Teller