Edward Teller, in Memoirs: A Twentieth-Century Journey in Science and Politics (2001), p. 410
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I believe that if a mentally superhuman race ever develops, its members will resemble Johnny von Neumann.
— Edward Teller on John von Neumann
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About Edward Teller
Edward Teller (original Hungarian name Teller Ede) (15 January 1908 – 9 September 2003) was an American nuclear physicist, known as "the father of the hydrogen bomb."
About Edward Teller
Edward Teller (original Hungarian name Teller Ede) (15 January 1908 – 9 September 2003) was an American nuclear physicist, known as "the father of the hydrogen bomb."
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