Edward Teller was a
Hungarian-born
American theoretical physicist, known colloquially as "the father of the
hydrogen bomb," even though he claimed that he did not care for the title. Teller is best known for his work on the American nuclear program, specifically as a member of the
Manhattan Project during
World War II, his role in the development of the hydrogen bomb, and his long association with
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He achieved infamy in the 1950s due to his controversial testimony in the
security clearance hearing of his former
Los Alamos colleague
J. Robert Oppenheimer, and as such became ostracized from much of the scientific community. He continued to find support from the U.S. government and military research establishment, particularly for his advocacy for
nuclear energy development, a strong nuclear arsenal, and a vigorous
nuclear testing program. In his later years he became especially known for his advocacy of controversial technological solutions to both military and civilian problems, including a plan to excavate an artificial harbor in Alaska using
thermonuclear explosives. He was a vigorous advocate of
Ronald Reagan's
Strategic Defense Initiative, perhaps overselling the feasibility of the program.
The
Fabyan Windmill is an authentic, working
Dutch windmill dating from the 1850s located in
Geneva, Illinois. The 68 feet (21 m), five-
story wooden smock mill sits upon the onetime estate of Colonel
George Fabyan, but is now part of the
Kane County Forest Preserve District. In 1979, the windmill was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places. The following year, the windmill was selected to be on a
U.S. postage stamp as part of a series of five American windmills included in a stamp booklet called "WINDMILLS USA". It originally operated as a custom
grinding mill
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