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On the wanderings of a quantum chemist in the world of fusion power and politics
Author(s) -
Monkhorst Hendrik J.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
international journal of quantum chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-461X
pISSN - 0020-7608
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-461x(2000)77:1<468::aid-qua46>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - chemist , politics , power (physics) , quantum , philosophy , chemistry , political science , law , physics , quantum mechanics , organic chemistry
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. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Quant Chem 77: 468–472, 2000