Fusion Theory: Harnessing The Power Of Boundless Energy With Steven Cowley
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 November 2024
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we sit down with Sir Steven Cowley, a British theoretical physicist and global authority on astrophysical plasmas and nuclear fusion. Steven is the director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) as well as the United States Department of Energy (DOE). Presently, he focuses his research on plasmas and nuclear fusion in astrophysical plasmas.
Steven began his fascination with fusion at the age of eleven, and since then, has pursued physics with a hunger for knowledge and innovation…
In this episode, you will learn about:
- Why fusion energy is so difficult to control.
- How fusion energy could be utilized by humans.
- The hottest temperature ever produced on Earth.
- The easiest fusion reactions to do.
Fusion is an incredibly dense source of energy that researchers are learning more about every day. Want to find out how Steven is working towards harnessing this power? Join the conversation now!
Click here to find out more about Steven and his work!
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| 0:38.1 | Hello, this is Richard Jacobs with the Finding Genius podcast, now part of the Finding Genius Foundation. |
| 0:43.9 | I have Professor Stephen Cowley. |
| 0:45.7 | He's a director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. |
| 0:49.2 | And we're going to talk about his work on fusion. |
| 0:51.3 | It's really interesting. |
| 0:52.4 | So, Steve, thank you for coming. |
| 1:17.6 | How you doing? Thank you very much, Richard. I'm good. Okay. Well, tell me a bit about your background. How did you get to work on fusion and how did you get to the Princeton Lab? I grew up in Britain. My father was a professor and I think when I was about 11 years old, told me about fusion. He said, this is, you know, kind of the great goal of everybody who worries about energy because it's a marvelous source of energy, but we don't yet know how to do it. |
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