On October 21, 1983, David Vetter received a bone marrow transplant from his older sister Katherine. Unfortunately, Katherine's marrow was not an exact match for David's.
David Phillip Vetter, the "Bubble Boy," left a deep mark on a world he visited only briefly. David's life contributed to scientific understandings and treatments of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), the disease that kept him in the bubble.
Read the interview with Paul Fritz Bugas, the former on-site superintendent of the Greenbrier Bunker, that was designed to house the members of the House of Representatives and Senate in case of nuclear attack.
Learn more about the major players and occurrences that led to the development of the Hydrogen bomb- this feature details Russian government officials.
Learn more about the major players and occurrences that led to the development of the Hydrogen bomb. This feature details scientists and mathematicians who worked in the U.S.
Learn more about the major players and occurrences that led to the development of the Hydrogen bomb. This feature details scientists and mathematicians who worked in the U.S.S.R.
Learn more about the major players and occurrences that led to the development of the Hydrogen bomb. This feature details the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, including its formation, activities and the 1953 Oppenheimer hearings.
