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Hans Bethe, Willis Lamb, QED
After World War II ended, Bethe worked with [[Edward Teller]] to help develop the [[hydrogen bomb]]. But he also helped negotiate the 1963 partial test ban treaty with the Soviet Union, and advised several Democratic presidents. Late in life Bethe advocated against the development of defensive nuclear systems.
After World War II ended, Bethe worked with [[Edward Teller]] to help develop the [[hydrogen bomb]]. But he also helped negotiate the 1963 partial test ban treaty with the Soviet Union, and advised several Democratic presidents. Late in life Bethe advocated against the development of defensive nuclear systems.
When Hans Bethe died, the whole October issue of [[Physics Today]] - the membership journal of the [[American Institute of Physics]] - was dedicated to articles on his life and his achievements. Here, for instance, [[Freeman Dyson]] wrote:
::''The confirmation of QED as the most precisely tested of all the laws of nature is one of the great triumphs of 20th-century science. We owe this triumph chiefly to the vision of two men, [[Willis Lamb]] and Hans Bethe''.
[[Category:Physicists|Bethe, Hans]]
[[Category:Physicists|Bethe, Hans]]