The hydrogen bomb, unlike the atomic bomb used on Hiroshima, generates energy through fusion by fusing isotopes of hydrogen, deuterium and tritium. This fusion process requires extremely high ...

Richard Garwin, who has died aged 97, was an American nuclear scientist who designed the world’s first hydrogen bomb and went on to become a presidential adviser on arms control, while helping to lay ...

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi recently sparked a fresh political controversy by warning the BJP that he would “explode a hydrogen bomb, which is bigger than the atom bomb.” Addressing a gathering, he said: ...

Garwin (S.M. ’48, Ph.D. ’49) worked with Enrico Fermi at the University before designing the first hydrogen bomb in Los Alamos, New Mexico. He later advised the government on national security and ...

July 14, 2025: China recently tested a 2 kg thermobaric explosive device. This weapon created a 1,000 degree Celsius fireball that lasted two seconds. This was fifteen times longer than any current ...