Who Hands A Nuke-Obsessed Scientist A Blank Check?

When your government says "build us a bomb" and you reply "how about I build you THE bomb?" That's peak Teller energy! This Hungarian physicist took the Manhattan Project to the next level by championing the hydrogen bomb—thousands of times more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped on Japan. While his colleagues were having second thoughts about nuclear weapons, Teller was like "bigger boom = better science!" He literally pushed for a weapon that could theoretically set the atmosphere on fire. Talk about bringing new meaning to "playing with fire!" The government kept writing checks while nervously tugging at their collars. 💥🔬