People & Events Learn more about the major players and occurrences that led to the development of the Hydrogen bomb by searching the People and Events database. People: •  George F. Kennan, (1904 - 2005) •  Hans A. Bethe, (1906 - 2005) •  Edward Teller, (1908 - 2003) •  Lavrentii Beria, (1899 - 1953) •  Joseph Stalin, (1879 - 1953) •  Enrico Fermi, (1901 - 1954) •  Igor Kurchatov, (1903 - 1960) •  J. Robert Oppenheimer, (1904 - 1967) •  President Dwight Eisenhower (1890-1969) •  Igor Y. Tamm, (1895 - 1971) •  Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971) •  President Harry Truman (1884-1972) •  Lewis Strauss, (1896 - 1974) •  David E. Lilienthal (1899 - 1981) •  Stanislaw M. Ulam (1909 - 1984) •  Klaus Fuchs, (1911 - 1988) •  Isidor Rabi (1898-1988) •  Andrei Sakharov, (1921 - 1989) •  General Curtis E. LeMay, (1906 - 1990) •  General James V. Edmundson Events •  Atomic Energy Commission •  Berlin Blockade •  Bikini Atoll •  The "Bravo" Test •  First Soviet Test •  The "George" Test •  Hydrogen Bomb Decision •  The Korean War •  "Layer Cake" Test •  Livermore •  Los Alamos •  Manhattan Project •  "Mike" Test •  Operation Alert •  Oppenheimer Hearings •  Soviet Two Stage Weapon Test •  The Strategic Air Command •  Super Conference THE FILM & MORE | SPECIAL FEATURE | TIMELINE | MAPS PEOPLE & EVENTS | TEACHER'S GUIDE THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | KIDS | SEARCH | FEEDBACK WGBH | PBS Online ©