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JAHRESRUECKBLICK 2003 - PEOPLE - EDWARD TELLER, GESTORBEN AM 9. SEPTEMBER 2003: Dr. Edward Teller, University of California scientist, gestures as he testifies as the first witness at the Senate Armed Services preparedness subcommittee opening hearings on missile development in Washington, D.C., November 25, 1957. Teller, who played a key role in U.S. defense and energy policies for more than half a century and was dubbed the "father of the H-bomb" for his enthusiastic pursuit of the powerful weapon, died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2003 a spokesman for Lawrence Livermore Laboratory said. He was 95. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Str) [NY122]