Armament & Disarmament: Richard Garwin
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Dick Garwin has worked on science and technology problems since the first thermonuclear weapon in 1951. Today we discuss space nuclear detonations, spy satellites, sequential memory, MRI, laser printers, touch-screen monitors, nuclear weapons testing, nuclear reactor accidents, Ebola, oil spills, and gravitational waves. Dick is a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (all 3). His awards include the 2003 National Medal of Science & the 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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