Richard Garwin drew up the plans for the hydrogen bomb and spent seven decades advising presidents on scientific matters ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Richard Garwin, who died on May 13, 2025, at the age of 97, was sometimes called “ the most influential ...

They use both fission and fusion to create a much more powerful explosion. This type of bomb is not only stronger but also ...

Many scientists contributed to the final result, but he was the one who, as a young physicist, designed the world’s most ...

Simplicity made the Hiroshima bomb a sure thing. It had no test explosion. H-bombs were tricker. By definition, they needed multiple tests to uncover flaws and optimize results. For decades ...

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 ...