Glenn Theodore Seaborg
American chemist (1912–1999)
Episodes
-
#5798: Project Sundial: Teller's 10-Gigaton Doomsday ProposalEdward Teller proposed a 10,000-megaton bomb in 1954. The physics allowed it — the delivery problem killed it. -
#5794: Starfish Prime: When the US Nuked SpaceIn 1962, the US detonated a 1.4-megaton warhead 400 km above the Pacific. The sky turned green for 90 minutes. -
#5793: Little Boy: The Untested Bomb That Changed WarThe gun-type bomb was never tested — yet it was the one they trusted. What Hiroshima's design and aftermath reveal about nuclear war.