Here are the links:
- Slashdot : 2007-10-12 : Dr. Bussard Passes Away, Polywell Fusion Continues
- Slashdot : 2007-04-23 : Bussard Gets Navy Funding For Fusion Research
- Slashdot : 2006-11-18 : Should Google Go Nuclear?
- Google TechTalk : 2006-11-09 : Should Google Go Nuclear? Clean, cheap, nuclear power (no, really) ( 1:32:37 )
- Wiki : Robert W. Bussard
- Wiki : Bussard Ramjet
- Slashdot : 2007-10-27 : Focus Fusion On Google Tech Talks
Slashdot Comment wrote:Asked a Plasma Physicist About This (Score:5, Interesting)
by BlackGriffen (521856) Alter Relationship on Saturday October 27, @05:41PM (#21143503)
He said it was crackpot. I didn't try to get him to go into details, but he basically mentioned the same stuff you did - stellarators, etc. What's more, there is the crack-pottery in the clip about how all the people in the field are in a conspiracy to deny his idea funding. I know these people - you might find some or even a majority who would be so unscrupulous, but nowhere near enough to maintain such a conspiracy. So, I would tend to think that you're right.
Basically, this guy is probably guilty of exactly what he accuses the rest of the fusion community of - he's fixated on his idea. He apparently won funding from the navy [slashdot.org], so there's a chance his group could prove me wrong, and I hope that they do, but I doubt it. - Google TechTalk : 2007-10-03 : Focus Fusion: The Fastest Route to Cheap Clean Energy ( 1:04:05)
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