Ted Taylor (physicist)

Ted Taylor
Taylor in 1965
Born	Theodore Brewster Taylor (1925-07-11)July 11, 1925 Mexico City, Mexico
Died	October 28, 2004(2004-10-28) (aged 79) Silver Spring, Maryland, US
Citizenship	Mexico, United States
Alma mater	California Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley, and Cornell University
Known for	Nuclear weapon designs and nuclear disarmament advocacy
Awards	E. O. Lawrence Award (1965)
Scientific career
Fields	Theoretical physics
Institutions	Los Alamos National Laboratory, General Atomics, Defense Atomic Support Agency

Theodore Brewster "Ted" Taylor (July 11, 1925 – October 28, 2004) was an American theoretical physicist, specifically concerning nuclear energy. His higher education included a PhD from Cornell University in theoretical physics. His most noteworthy contributions to the field of nuclear weaponry were his small bomb developments at the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico.^[1] Although not widely known to the general public, Taylor is credited with numerous landmarks in fission nuclear weaponry development, including having designed and developed the smallest, most powerful, and most efficient fission weapons ever tested by the US.^[1] Though not considered a brilliant physicist from a calculative viewpoint, his vision and creativity allowed him to thrive in the field.^[2] The later part of Taylor's career was focused on nuclear energy instead of weaponry, and included his work on Project Orion, nuclear reactor developments, and anti-nuclear proliferation.^[1][2]