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The Scientist Who Nearly Destroyed the World | Newsthink
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The Scientist Who Nearly Destroyed the World Edward Teller built the most powerful weapon humankind has ever seen. Try https://brilliant.org/Newsthink/ for FREE for 30 days, and get 20% off your annual premium subscription Follow Newsthink on X https://x.com/Newsthink Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom https://x.com/cindypom Grab your Newsthink merch here: https://newsthink.creator-spring.com Thank you to our Patrons, including: John & Becki Johnston Igli Laci Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Newsthink Select images sourced from the Associated Press and Alamy Sources: Image of Gottingen University: By A.Savin - Own work, FAL, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=124836092 (edited black and white by Newsthink Ltd.) First image of tritium tube Autor: Cgommel - Na Commons přeneseno z de.wikipedia.Original source: Fotografie je vlastním dílem, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18487854 Second image of tritium tube Teravolt at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Brilliant people shaping our world. Follow the podcast & rate it 5 star! Find Newsthink on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Newsthink Disclaimer: This podcast is fan-made and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Newsthink. All content rights and trademarks belong to Newsthink. If you are the rightful owner and have any concerns, please get in touch with me directly. - -------------------------- ----------- Keywords: tech history, entrepreneurs, intelligence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Scientist Who Nearly Destroyed the World Edward Teller built the most powerful weapon humankind has ever seen. Try https://brilliant.org/Newsthink/ for FREE for 30 days, and get 20% off your annual premium subscription Follow Newsthink on X https://x.com/Newsthink Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom https://x.com/cindypom Grab your Newsthink merch here: https://newsthink.creator-spring.com Thank you to our Patrons, including: John & Becki Johnston Igli Laci Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Newsthink Select images sourced from the Associated Press and Alamy Sources: Image of Gottingen University: By A.Savin - Own work, FAL, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=124836092 (edited black and white by Newsthink Ltd.) First image of tritium tube Autor: Cgommel - Na Commons přeneseno z de.wikipedia.Original source: Fotografie je vlastním dílem, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18487854 Second image of tritium tube Teravolt at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Brilliant people shaping our world. Follow the podcast & rate it 5 star! Find Newsthink on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Newsthink Disclaimer: This podcast is fan-made and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Newsthink. All content rights and trademarks belong to Newsthink. If you are the rightful owner and have any concerns, please get in touch with me directly. - -------------------------- ----------- Keywords: tech history, entrepreneurs, intelligence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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