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Interview with Sir Mark Oliphant

Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 5:49 am
by Steven Sesselmann
Hi All,

If you have not already watched this interview, it's a real gem, and essential history for anyone trying to make neutrons.

Oliphant was essentially the first fusioneer.

https://ieeetv.ieee.org/player/html/vie ... k-oliphant

Steven
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Re: Interview with Sir Mark Oliphant

Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 11:43 am
by Richard Hull
Thanks Steven. A lot of folks don't know this about Oliphant and think fusion can after the A bomb work. Fusion was born before fission.

Richard Hull

Re: Interview with Sir Mark Oliphant

Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 1:12 pm
by Chris Bradley
Students of scientific history might like to review a past thread on fusion history: viewtopic.php?f=17&t=7584

Re: Interview with Sir Mark Oliphant

Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 6:36 pm
by Steven Sesselmann
One just can't help having respect for these first guys who detected neutrons, with their experimental equipment.

Here most of us have professionally made neutron tubes, electronics that these guys could only dream of, and we still struggle to count the darn things.

Love the way he describes Rutherford, excactly as I have read, loud and dominant, with a lot of personality.

Steven