Richard Garwin obituary

Physicist and US government adviser who designed the first working hydrogen bombThe Nobel laureate Enrico Fermi called his student Richard Garwin “the only true genius I’ve ever met”. Garwin, who has died aged 97, is perhaps the most influential 20th-century scientist that you have never heard of, because he produced much of his work under the constraints of national or commercial secrecy. During 40 years working at IBM on an endless stream of research projects, he was granted 47 patents, in diverse areas including magnetic resonance imaging, high-speed laser printers and touch-screen monitors. Garwin, a polymath who was adviser to six US presidents, wrote papers on space weapons, pandemics, radioactive waste disposal, catastrophic risks and nuclear disarmament.Throughout much of that time, a greater secret remained: in 1951, aged 23, he had designed the world’s first hydrogen bomb. Continue reading...

Comments

Tech news

A 200-year-old condom with an erotic etching of a NUN and cheeky three-word French message revealed

The Sun

Now THAT'S what you call fast food! Deliveroo launches a drone delivery service - with takeaways delivered in as little as three minutes

about 12 hours ago

How airline fees have turned baggage into billions

BBC News

Comments

Similar News

Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Returns to Business After a 2-Year Pause

Richard L. Garwin, a Creator of the Hydrogen Bomb, Dies at 97

Richard Kind Is the Perfect Second Banana

Tech news

A 200-year-old condom with an erotic etching of a NUN and cheeky three-word French message revealed

All Google Chrome users warned to update their browser immediately

Amazon has Nintendo Switch 2 consoles back in stock but this deal may be better

The 10 hidden buttons to make your Fire TV Stick run quicker so you don’t have to fork out £70 for new upgrade

Collapse Of Forest Eco-Systems Could Stabilise Economies, Study Finds

From Carbon To Soil: Why Climate Farmers Are Rethinking Offsets

Google Confirms Most Gmail Users Must Upgrade Accounts

Building Blocks Of Agentic Systems: What Does It Look Like?

Future Forecasting The Yearly Path That Will Advance AI To Reach AGI By 2040

British Audio Brand Ruark Reveals Redesigned MR1 Mk3 Wireless Mini Speakers

China’s rare earth restrictions halt first auto industry production lines

Volvo’s new seatbelts use real-time data to adapt to different body types

Argos shoppers dash to grab Nintendo Switch 2 consoles as 'special offer' confirmed

Urgent warning for all Nintendo Switch 2 owners - ignoring could be costly

Sky is dishing out an iPad rival and Galaxy Watch for free - here's how to get yours

Switch v Switch 2 - five reasons to buy Nintendo’s new console and one reason to avoid it

Archaeologists' 'incredible' find where 'Jesus walked on water' changes everything we know

Anthropic Cuts Windsurf’s Claude Access Before OpenAI Acquisition

UFC 316: 10 Things You Need To Know About Saturday’s PPV

WWE Money In The Bank 2025: 10 Things You Must Know

Dead Sea Scrolls mystery deepens as AI finds manuscripts to be much older than thought

Dead Sea Scroll breakthrough as scientists find proof behind ancient manuscripts

Cloudward Ho! Takes The New Dimension 20 Season On A “Damn Adventure”

The witchhunt is on in Wicked: For Good&#8217;s first trailer

‘NYT Mini’ Crossword Hints For Thursday, June 5: Clues And Answers For Today’s Game

Google partners with Chile to deploy a trans-Pacific submarine cable

The Man Who Thinks Trump Should Be King

Plans for 'AI Fight Club' of defense, tech companies brewing in Washington

All-electric aircraft completes flight with passengers from Long Island to New York City

Today’s ‘Wordle’ #1447 Hints, Clues And Answer For Thursday, June 5th

NYT ‘Strands’ Today: Hints, Spangram And Answers For Thursday, June 5

Now THAT'S what you call fast food! Deliveroo launches a drone delivery service - with takeaways delivered in as little as three minutes

How airline fees have turned baggage into billions

Stores open at midnight as fans rush to buy Nintendo Switch 2

Amelia Earhart’s Turbulent Relationship

Appeals court denies Apple’s bid to pause App Store order in yearslong feud against ‘Fortnite’ maker

Digital Storage Can Assist Or Foil AI

‘Godfather Of AI’ Launches Nonprofit Focused On Safer Systems

From Individual Contributor To Executive: Leading Beyond The Title

Hardware, Software, Meet Wetware: A Computer With 800,000 Human Neurons

3 Ways To Recognize Your Own Red Flags, By A Psychologist

Pixel 10 Pro Launch Dates Are Later Than Expected

Can AI Turn Workplace Chat Into Revenue? These Companies Think So

Square Enix surprise announced a Final Fantasy Tactics remaster

PlayStation reveals a new arcade-style fighting stick

James Bond game 007 First Light gets first trailer

Meta&#8217;s reportedly shopping for exclusive content on its upcoming VR headset

Apple ordered to keep web links in the App Store

Apple could be adding camera controls and sleep detection to your AirPods

Elon Musk discovers Trump doesn’t stay bought

Scientists' startling warning popular health drinks flooding our fridges will put you in an early grave

Join scientists as they drive into hailstorms to study the costly weather extreme

U.S. Department of Energy lists South Korea as 'sensitive' state amid nuclear concerns

A Czech deal to build nuclear reactors worth $18 billion is unblocked after a court clears the way

Cuban families devise ingenious solutions to endure frequent power shortages

Stephen A. Smith signs deal with SiriusXM for radio shows on sports, current events

Prices To Rise, Electric Vehicles To Struggle, BofA Auto Analyst Says

Netflix’s Best New Show Is One Of The Most Gripping Mysteries In Years

Global Tariffs: Navigating Risk Management In A Changing Landscape

PlayStation State of Play June 2025: all the news and trailers

The witchhunt is on in Wicked: For Good’s first trailer

Meta’s reportedly shopping for exclusive content on its upcoming VR headset