
Best of - Edward Teller: Destroyer of Worlds
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Personal Relationships and Scientific Rivalries in the Manhattan Project Era
The chapter delves into the personal relationship dynamics of a man and his wife during wartime, highlighting their differing post-war objectives and backgrounds. It further explores the conflicts and rivalries between prominent figures like Linus Pauling, Edward Teller, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and Lewis Strauss, detailing tensions, disagreements, and differing opinions within the scientific community regarding ethics, ideologies, and military technologies.
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