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The Encyclopedia Britannica's entry on Edward Teller summarizes him thusly:

Hungarian-born American nuclear physicist who participated in the production of the first atomic bomb (1945) and who led the development of the world's first thermonuclear weapon, the hydrogen bomb.

His bio on the PBS website notes:

Of all the scientists who worked on the U.S. nuclear weapons program none have led more controversial a career than Edward Teller. Described by one Nobel Prize winner in physics as "one of the most thoughtful statesmen of science," and by another as "a danger to all that's important," Teller was recognized by most of his colleagues as being one of the most imaginative and creative physicists alive. But at the same time, his single-minded pursuit of the hydrogen bomb, and his autocratic style alienated many of the scientists he worked with.

Teller died 09 Sept 2003. At the links above, you'll find the FBI file for "the father of the H-bomb," recently released to The Memory Hole.

Further info:

Wikipedia article

Hoover Institution bio

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