On the wanderings of a quantum chemist in the world of fusion power and politics

✍ Scribed by Hendrik J. Monkhorst

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 322 KB
• Volume: 77
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0020-7608
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-461x(2000)77:1<468::aid-qua46>3.0.co;2-5

✦ Synopsis

Ruminations by a quantum chemist are offered on his forays into the treacherous territory of the global fusion power research community. His and a colleague's proposal for a colliding beam fusion reactor is explained. His experiences hold general lessons about the treatment an innocent scientist can expect when he challenges the entrenched modus operandi of a large scientific/engineering establishment.