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Norman Rostoker of Tri Alpha - died
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 6:10 am
by CharlesKramer
ps.uci.edu/memorial/rostoker
UC Irvine professor Norman Rostoker, the father of breakthrough clean nuclear fusion energy techniques via plasma-based accelerators, died on Christmas Day [2014] in Irvine, Calif. He was 89.
In addition to serving on UCI’s faculty, Rostoker co-founded Tri Alpha Energy with prominent physicists, including Nobel Prize winner Glenn Seaborg, to implement his ideas to develop a clean source of fusion-based energy
....A memorial service is being planned for Saturday, January 24, 2015 in Irvine, California.
Re: Norman Rostoker of Tri Alpha - died
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:20 pm
by Skipjack
Very sad
I would have wished that he had lived to see his work reach break even.
He was a legend and pioneer in the field. He will be missed. I hope that wont have a negative effect on Tri Alpha in some way.
Re: Norman Rostoker of Tri Alpha - died
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 4:02 am
by JohnP
I don't get the bit about Seaborg. Wikip says he passed away in '99. Tri-Alpha goes back that far?
Re: Norman Rostoker of Tri Alpha - died
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 11:07 am
by Teemu
Re: Norman Rostoker of Tri Alpha - died
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 5:06 am
by Ivy Matt
My condolences to his family and colleagues. Yet another fusion pioneer passes away before seeing fusion power a reality.
Re: Norman Rostoker of Tri Alpha - died
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 9:19 pm
by mattman
Wow. I JUST saw this.