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“Knowing he [Bob Serber] was going to the [first atom bomb] test, I asked him how he planned to deal with the danger of rattlesnakes. He said, 'I'll take along a bottle of whiskey.' … I ended by asking, 'What would you do about those possibilities [of what unknown phenomena might cause a nuclear explosion to propagate in the atmosphere]?' Bob replied, 'Take a second bottle of whiskey.'”

Quote by Edward Teller

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Edward Teller was a renowned physicist known for his contributions to nuclear physics. He played a crucial role in the Manhattan Project and is known as the 'father of the hydrogen bomb' for his work on the development of the hydrogen bomb. more

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