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February 09, 2008
Weekend Watching IV
Dale Amon writes at Samizdata:
One of our commentariat mentioned 'Bussard Fusion' several times and I did not at first pay much attention. I assumed it was yet another of the long line of ideas which might work out but probably will not. Still, with the name Bussard attached to it, I thought a quick look might be worthwhile.It was. [...]
If you want to learn more, not only about the physics behind it, but also of yet another way in which the State screws up everything it touches, set aside the next hour and a half and listen to "Should Google Go Nuclear? Clean, cheap, nuclear power (no, really)" presented by Dr. Bussard himself.
For those who have not spent a lifetime watching the world of Physics, Dr. Bussard is one of the elders of the field. He is no outsider and no crank. He is one hell of a serious physics dude.
(A 'serious physics dude' he is indeed. Robert Bussard proposed the Bussard ramjet back in 1960. That idea subsequently appeared in many places, including Larry Niven's Known Space sci-fi tales and Carl Sagan's Cosmos. JdJ)
Posted by joke du jour at February 9, 2008 05:06 PM
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