Richard L Garwin, the creator of America's hydrogen bomb, died on May 13 at his home in Scarsdale, New York. He was 97.

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

In designing the first hydrogen bomb, Mr. Garwin relied on concepts developed by two other physicists: Edward Teller, who has been called the “father of the hydrogen bomb,” and Stanislaw Ulam.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The first hydrogen bomb tested by the United States in 1952 marked a major increase in power. The largest nuclear explosion in history was the “Tsar Bomba” test by the Soviet Union in 1961.

Richard L. Garwin, an architect of America’s hydrogen bomb, who shaped defense policies for postwar governments and laid the groundwork for insights into the structure of the universe as well as ...