To clarify, this is not a thermonuclear bomb (which uses nuclear fusion). Traditional hydrogen bombs work through nuclear fusion, a process where atomic nuclei combine under intense pressure to ...

Richard Garwin drew up the plans for the hydrogen bomb and spent seven decades advising presidents on scientific matters . Accessibility statement Skip to main content. Democracy Dies in Darkness.

In 1995, “Dark Sun,” a 700-page account of the hydrogen bomb’s making, attributed its design to a committee of elder scientists. It made no mention of the Cleveland upstart.

A B-47 bomber dumped the H-bomb into the Atlantic Ocean 46 years ago after the plane collided with a fighter jet during a training flight. Navy divers searched the shallow, murky waters near Tybee ...

Richard L. Garwin, a designer of the first hydrogen bomb, died Tuesday, his daughter-in-law, Tabatha Garwin confirmed to CBS News.The renowned scientist was 97 years old. A prominent scientist who ...

When activated by conventional explosives, the magnesium hydride underwent rapid thermal decomposition, releasing hydrogen gas that ignited into a sustained inferno, the researchers said in a peer ...

Richard Garwin, Chicago physicist who created the hydrogen bomb and worked to see it wasn't used, dead at 97 He served as a science adviser, focusing on nuclear deterrence, to every U.S. president ...

Although the first hydrogen bomb was constructed to his specifications, Dr. Garwin was not even present to witness its detonation at Enewetak. “I’ve never seen a nuclear explosion,” he said ...