In a parallel timeline, maybe Edward Teller became a hit science popularizer as opposed to a weapons designer. But not in this one!pic.twitter.com/jBHwYfYLqh
OMG OMG. Edward Teller tried a run as a television show host in 1955. How did I not know this? These photos are AMAZING. This is so bonkers.pic.twitter.com/lGsPPpQkbz
-
-
-
Nor was he much of an artist! THAT'S a CAT?
- 1 more reply
New conversation -
-
-
I think my favorite part of these photos is the apparent progression. Teller's "wtf am I doing here" face is great. By the end, 100% scowl.
- 1 more reply
New conversation -
-
-
"Don't like my show, eh? Fine, fine — I'll go back to my day job... making doomsday machines..."
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
This Tweet is unavailable
-
-
Ok kids, now let's discuss how we can use a thermonuclear weapon to excavate for a swimming pool!
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
He bombed, I gather? I'll show myself out.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
This was pre-videotape, but if it was on film, does it survive somewhere?
-
There's film from a 1958 debate on KQED between Teller and Linus Pauling. http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/coll/pauling/peace/video/1958v.3.html …
-
A 12-part Teller KQED series aired in 5 cities in 1958. Presumably not same 1955 LIFE covers.https://books.google.com/books?id=0vA2AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA112 …
-
Confirmation: 2 series, THE ATOM in 1955, THE WORLD OF PHYSICS '58. Both filmed & repeated.https://books.google.com/books?id=_PA2AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA14 …
-
Bingo! AIP has THE ATOM. Bohr Library. https://history.aip.org/phn/11409024.html …
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
Mr. Teller's Neighborhood What a boom-iful day in the neighborhood ....
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Mr. Lizard?
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Was it like a Bill Nye science guy type of program?
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Interesting, because the general view is that he was a mediocre lecturer. Perhaps the consensus is wrong!
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Did he wax rhapsodic for vaporizing millions of people at a time with his "Super" bomb?
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Like a much, much darker Mr. Bean
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.