The Man Who Created The Hydrogen Bomb | From Bombmaker To Peacemaker | Spark

This Verite documentary delves into the rich and controversial life and career of Richard Garwin in an attempt to understand the complex nature of war, peace and the future of humanity. Meeting renowned scientists, historians and politicians we go in search of what it really takes to build a more peaceful, verdant and sustainable world. From Global Warming, Nuclear Proliferation, Disarmament to the Energy Crisis, our world faces gigantic challenges. And it is people like Richard Garwin, using science and optimism, find real solutions when all hope is lost.
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[@jimmywrangles]

Edward Teller invented the H bomb. I have no idea who this guy is.

[@Ken-lp9qt]

Neither did half n half.

[@-danR]

The idea for the H bomb started with Fermi in a discussion with Teller. Two key elements were further provided by Stanislaw Ulam, and Teller took it from there. Teller spent a great deal of his life carefully grooming the idea that Ulam was bit-player. As for this Garwin, his name appears nowhere in Wikipedia's sprawling article on the device, not even in the links and footnotes. He is literally a historical zero with the bomb. Maybe he ought to be proud of that, who knows?

[@Herman47]

Stan Ulam invented the H Bomb. Edward Teller's bomb wouldn't work.

[@MrEnjoivolcom1]

He's at least the fourth or fifth person I've been told was "the father" of the atomic bomb.

[@willhouse]

This guy had less to do with the first generation of nukes, but much more to do with the construction of the next atomic technologies. Those warheads are the ones that can literally melt away mountains.

[@-danR]

@@willhouse Garwin had little significant input to the thermonuclear bomb. His name appears nowhere in the exhaustive discussion in the Wiki article, including the footnotes.

[@linsayspence7070]

Strange,I always thought Dr Edward Teller was the creator of the Hydrogen bomb .

[@iitzfizz]

@@linsayspence7070 Yeah same

[@gabiology77]

@@linsayspence7070 I was told the same in hungary. We refer to Teller as the "Father of the hidrogen bomb" and he is also known (at least in his motherland) that he was the man who achieved the costly retirement of the risky old type nuclear reactors in the US.

[@tomdave42]

I love the interviews with Harold Agnew, he has a understanding of the events that ended with the bombing of Japan with atomic weapons.

[@joeywilburn8672]

I don't recall Richard Rhodes mentioning Garwin in his book "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" or "Dark Sun".

[@therealrockguy100]

In the middle of reading that book right now 👍, The Making of the Atomic bomb. Haven't heard of Dark Sun.

[@brianwilliams3260]

Oppenheimer is the father and creator of it all. Look it up!

[@josephcope7637]

Brian Williams Look further. Edward Teller and Stan Ulam were the co-inventors of the Hydrogen bomb. Oppenheimer fought against it though Andrei Sakharov wrote that Stalin was determined to build their H-bomb whether America did or not. If Oppenheimer's counsel had been followed, we'd have been at the USSR's mercy.

[@lvgaben]

Bullshit, Everyone knows Teller-Ulam created the very first H-bomd, i dont know who is this guy...

[@iitzfizz]

Edward Teller is more the Father I thought

[@barracuda7018]

You thought wrong, like most people...This guy has built it...Enrico Fermi described him as the greatest genius he has ever saw. He was just 24... He completed his PHD in nuclear Physics at the University of Chicago in 2 years under supervision of Fermi. Today if anyone completes a PHD at the same institute in less than 5 years, is considered genius.

[@tomdave42]

Always love interviews of Harold Agnew, he seems to have an extreme understanding of the magnitude of the moment and then the politics of it he sure is a amazing describer of the moment.

[@JoeL-kn9tc]

Richard Garwin designed the Ivy Mike device, the worlds first full-scale thermonuclear device. When he arrived at Los Alamos, he read the classified documents and figured out how create a physical device that worked. What struck me besides being a genius is what a nice, handsome man he is. See the Mike device in its shot cab before it was detonated in various videos on KZbin.

[@roquefortfiles]

Mike would have obliterated all 5 boroughs of New York. Not damaged. Obliterated. That's scary. These weapons are insane. All of the people who dreamed them up are a shade one side of completely nuts. I don't care how brilliant Edward Teller was. There's a fine line between genius and insanity. The kind of mind that wants to go.. "Atomic Bomb?? We can do better". And then they have a crisis of conscience?? too late.

[@theccpisaparasite8813]

Figured out? All he did is build it. It was "figured out" long before them.

[@alexcarter8807]

And here I've been thinking Edward Teller and Stanislaw Ulam invented the H bomb.

[@barracuda7018]

You were thinking wrong...

[@barracuda7018]

Teller and Ulam laid down the foundation pretty much the theoretical part, Garwin has built it...

[@TabooRevolution13]

We've had two messages from extraterrestrials. One was a warning about our nuclear ambitions. The other said "Do not punish!"

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[@blackmatca6277]

What is spark if you don't mind?

[@soundknight]

What do you do with your soldiers whom you ask to commit the unthinkable? You give them a bigger medal of course.

[@sleeplessmax]

Cant be the only one who thought the thumbnail was Bernie

[@the_carr_fan]

Trying to guess where all the subscribers disappeared

[@shickakaper8028]

3 minutes in... wtf is garwin. What am i whaching again??

[@pasoundman]

Hardly a great documentary as it doesn't explain much.

[@pasoundman]

This is a way too random collection of anecdotes.

[@pyroromancer]

weird Valentine's upload but ok

[@proudpinoy3328]

The bombmaker was not the peace maker it was the Russian guy

[@s3087735]

maybe "design" is a better word for the title?

[@1993StrimGT]

Oppenheimer, teller, ulam

[@RichardNixonsHippieRemoval]

"Blasts Nips" 😆

[@kimjong-un464]

*OBAMA... GET THIS ORANGE GUY OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE*

[@krishnaraoragavendran7592]

38:53

[@darrickbrown830]

That bomb saved many lives when it was used! It saved far more just being on the shelf! Does anyone believe Russia would have left Cuba if nuclear war wasn’t on the table? Then there’s the energy produced both civilian and military.

[@jimmywrangles]

Russia wouldn't have been in Cuba if the bomb wasn't invented. They were there to install nukes in Cuba.

[@dennismckay1013]

@@jimmywrangles right they also wouldn't have been in Cuba if the United States wasn't in Turkey with nukes which is why Russia went to Cuba with nukes to level the playing field. But to your point, you're right if they were never invented all that would have been avoided.

[@joem551]

@@dennismckay1013 He wasn't right. He was one-sided in his comment because he was quick to point out Russia's missile being in Cuba but willfully failed to point out that the US started the whole thing by first placing their nuclear weapons in Turkey, which promoted Russia to place one in Cuba in response. I don't know why it's so difficult for people to give an accurate account of events. You will notice this same attitude in most main stream media today.

[@nicklapolla5941]

For any doubters, I suggest You go to Wiki. Look for Ivy Mike (which was the first full-scale test of a thermonuclear device). Scroll down to " Device design and preparations" and Read. Or, go to Wiki- Richard Garwin. Scroll to career, read the first 3 sentences. Make sure you Read. Done.

[@soundknight]

Tsar Bomba was bigger... this matters not.

[@bobbysgirls1]

Not first,so i guess im last.🙈🙉🙊

[@benjaminomargregory2444]

I’m the second person to comment maybe to watch even that’s a first!!

[@FatManFitClub]

IM THE FIRST COMMENTER

[@rwhitenz]

actually you didn't comment, you just made a statement and an incorrect one at that LOL