<P> Radiation implosion was first developed by Klaus Fuchs and John von Neumann in the United States , as part of their work on the original `` Classical Super '' hydrogen bomb design . Their work resulted in a secret patent filed in 1946 , and later given to the USSR by Fuchs as part of his nuclear espionage . However , their scheme was not the same as used in the final hydrogen bomb design , and neither the American nor the Soviet programs were able to make use of it directly in developing the hydrogen bomb ( its value would become apparent only after the fact ) . A modified version of the Fuchs - von Neumann scheme was incorporated into the `` George '' shot of Operation Greenhouse . </P>
<P> Radiation implosion was first developed by Klaus Fuchs and John von Neumann in the United States , as part of their work on the original `` Classical Super '' hydrogen bomb design . Their work resulted in a secret patent filed in 1946 , and later given to the USSR by Fuchs as part of his nuclear espionage . However , their scheme was not the same as used in the final hydrogen bomb design , and neither the American nor the Soviet programs were able to make use of it directly in developing the hydrogen bomb ( its value would become apparent only after the fact ) . A modified version of the Fuchs - von Neumann scheme was incorporated into the `` George '' shot of Operation Greenhouse . </P>
who designed the staged radiation implosion model of the hydrogen bomb
who designed the staged radiation implosion model of the hydrogen bomb
Klaus Fuchs John von Neumann
Klaus Fuchs John von Neumann