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Edward Teller Passes Away At 95
Lord Prox writes "Edward Teller, one of the 20th Century's greats in physics, died Tuesday afternoon at his home in Stanford. He was 95." Newsforge.com also has one of the final interviews with Teller, who was "a principal architect of the hydrogen bomb, [and] passionate advocate of nuclear power and antimissile defense."
I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.
Hey genius, the hydrogen bomb is not a tool of defense, it's a tool of offense. That is the same kind of backwards logic that supports Bush and his "preemptive defense". Bleh, save the pro war rhetoric, please.
I just heard some sad news on talk radio - horror/fiction writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details yet. I'm sure we'll all miss him, even if you weren't a fan of his work there's no denying his contribution to popular culture. Truly an American icon.
This post has such concentration of bullshit that I don't even know where to begin....
Suuuuuuure, yeah right.
As soon as somebody uses Nukes on the U.S. they would be screwed the moment the CIA investigation got overwith.
Oh, a CIA investigation! Oh that's really reliable. Especially considering that all direct evidence of the perpetrators was atomized at ground zero. As was Langley itself.
The only evidence firm enough for a reflexive venegance-strike is a radar-track from Lesotho to Pennsylvania Avenue.
Personally, I think that the United States should drop a large hydrogen bomb on Mecca. This is known as asymmetric warfare, Texas Style. ;-) I wonder who is greater? Allah, or a 50 megaton hydrogen bomb? I think it would be the bomb. =)
Who cares as long as it's islamics that die.
Bit late to castrate him now, isn't it?
he's with satan now.
--Nick
I wish Hitler killed him, but he escaped during 1935. Piece of shit kike, they're like cockroaches, you kill one but there are 12 million more.
I agree with you completely.
And we shouldn't have electricity, because that's used to make weapons.
And we shouldn't have any sharp tools, because they could be used to cut/stab/slice/wound/maim people.
And we shouldn't have blunt tools (eg rocks), because they could be used a blunt instruments to hurt people, or using them would give them a sharp edge (see above).
And we shouldn't have fire, because that could be used to burn people.
And we'd all be naked, wandering the grasslands, with no written language, chewing grass and leaves all day.
Dying young; from disease, malnutrition, lack of shelter (remember, no tools) and predation by wild animals.
Visit CryptoGnome in his home.
"Realize that Israel/Palistine is a 4000 year old turf war!"
Israel was establish in 1948. Nothing like an informed opinion eh?
Directly or indirectly [spouses or other family] better than half the original Manhattan project were Jews bud. Most of Germany's researchers had Jewish roots...
Actually many great scientists in physics where German non-jews like Max Plank, Heisnberg and such. The only reason there are so many jews in lucrative fields is because they are hire themselves and infiltrate the Universities, Media and government. Hitler was right.
We should have left germany to deal with the jews once and for all. Killing our white brothers was a mistake.
Read the Bible dude...It's not wise to mess with them! Every leader that has murdered them for 5000 years has met a very ugly death..quite often by his own hand or family.
And those Jews who mess with white non-jews get a worse fate. 6 million. Don't forget. Where was your almighty god then? Stop believing in your fairy tale, and quit being so arrogant and pushy and maybe people will start being nice to you guys.
kill a commie for mommie!
better dead than red!
fuck you, american pig.
And it seems every nation that has embraced them went through periods of success, followed by crazy-ass fanaticism. For example:
- Jewish Golden Age in Muslim Spain (about a millenia ago)
- Jews of Germany (pre-WWII)
- USA (post-WWII and still undecided)
* There may have been a lot more cases. But it's truly a disturbing trend, and one I fear may happen again soon.
iraq HAD 4th largest standing army, so who cares what the "8th largest navy" is.
I just heard the news on Fox, noted homicidal psycopath Edward Teller has been found dead in his San Diego apartment. There were few details available. Teller was the model for Stanely Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove. Reportedly, Kubrick toned down the character a bit, since nobody would believe that anyone could be that evil. Teller reportedly recommended noted astrophysist Bob Lazar for his first job with the shadow government because he "though his name sounded Hungarian". You may not have appreciated the prospect of being incinerated by a hydrogen fusion hellfire, but still, he was a batshit crazy evil motherfucker. Are you SURE he's dead? Put another bullet in him.
One by one the monsters of the 20th century are leaving us for their own little special place in hell.
This guy was directly and primarily responsible for creating hydrogen bomb.
The world is a better place now that he's dead.
Thank you,
Simonetta
Do you realize how many thermonuclear detonations have been conducted as tests on this planet? Obviously not because you are clearly an idiot.
While I don't think an earth-launched Orion would have made sense, 5 more detonations would not make our planet significantly more uninhabitable. The design itself was brilliant, far beyond anything you will ever achieve in your life.
Quite an experience to live in fear, isn't it? That's what it is to be a slave.
Funny thing. I submitted this story TUESDAY when Teller died, and it was REJECTED. Guess I just dont give GOOD HEAD.
My complete disgust at the avalance of positive news stories regarding Teller's life cannot begin to erode my absolute GLEE at his demise.
Teller was, to quote former Lawrence Livermore, Sandia and Los Alamos collegues of his, "a very, very bad/evil man."
I heard first-hand Teller explain at a small dinner party when I was but a child, his life mission:
"I was put here on Earth", Teller explained, "to bring about Armageddon and the second coming of Christ." He went on, and on, and on, to the horror of the other weapons engineers and the living nightmare of their present children ( self included ). He wanted to bring about THE END, it was his life mission. He was not talking like the Nazis did at Wansee about plans to exterminate an entire people, Teller wanted to exterminate ALL people, ALL species. He dreamed of the destruction of Earth to fulfill his demented fanatical religious fantasy.
If you, dear reader, happen to agree with his sick dream, I must also state that beyond this black hole in his soul, Teller was also a vicious boss and a scientific tyrant. He also destroyed a wide array of very succcessful alternative energy programs in order to sweep up the engineers for his non-viable SDI/StarWars program that he sold Reagan on.
Many years later, when I saw Dr. Strangelove, it was obvious who the title character was modeled after. Unfortunately, even Peter Sellers brilliant acting didn't come close to the horror of the man that was Teller.
Teller was extremely intelligent and probably even a genius. The fact that he won the genetic brain lottery does not in any way excuse what he did and, worse, what he wanted to do.
Teller was a deeply evil soul. I cannot begin to describe my relief that he is finally dead.
Long live planet Earth,
Schmedley