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By Richard E. Miller, September 4, 2011 | |
| | | 1. Edward Teller Marker | | |
Inscription.
This plaque commemorates the seminal research of the renowned Dr. Edward Teller during his tenure at The George Washington University.
By agreement with GW Professor George Gamow, President Cloyd Heck Marvin invited the Hungarian-born Teller to join the Physics Department in 1935. During the next six years, while enthusiastically reaching the new quantum theory and before taking a leave of absence for the war effort, Teller lent his wide knowledge and clear thinking to a series of pioneering works in physical chemistry, nuclear physics, and astrophysics. His subjects included absorption of molecules on surfaces, shapes of molecular bonds, radioactive decay by spin flip, structure of neutron stars, formation of nebulae, and energy production in red giants.
Teller received the Enrico Fermi Award from President John F. Kennedy and the National Medal of Science from President Ronald Reagan for his outstanding contribution to molecular physics, to the understanding of the origin of stellar energy, to the theory and application of fusion reactions, to the field of nuclear safety, and for his continued leadership in science and technology.
His colleagues remember the precise, profound, and prodigious character of Professor Teller’s mind.
The George
Washington
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Washington DC
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By Richard E. Miller, September 4, 2011 | |
| | | 2. Edward Teller Marker - to the left of the entrance, Corcoran Hall | | |
Erected 2002 by The George Washington University.
Location. 38° 53.944′ N, 77° 2.791′ W. Marker is in Foggy Bottom, District of Columbia, in Washington. Marker is on 21st Street, NW south of H Street, NW, on the left when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is on the GWU campus, on the wall at the north side of the main entrance to Corcoran Hall. Marker is at or near this postal address: 725 21st St., NW, Washington DC 20037, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Announcement of the Atomic Age (here, next to this marker); George Gamow (within shouting distance of this marker); GW's River Horse (within shouting distance of this marker); Ingrid Bergman (within shouting distance of this marker); George Washington (within shouting distance of this marker); Pembroke College, Oxford, Coat of Arms (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); The United Church/Die Vereinigte Kirche (about 600 feet away); Aleksandr Pushkin (about 600 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Foggy Bottom.
Also see . . . Edward Teller, Ph.D. (Submitted on September 18, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
Additional keywords. Hungarian-American; "Father of the Hydrogen Bomb"
Credits. This page originally submitted on September 18, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 206 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 18, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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