waterloser: Dr. Robert W. Bussard

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waterloser) wrote,
@ 2007-10-12 22:02:00

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Dr. Robert W. Bussard
Dr Bussard died :(

I had the chance to see his talk when I interned at Google, and then had the great privilege to have dinner and talk to him. He was an amazing man, very spry for a 79 year old. I'll never forget when he told us "If you've never had the experience of seeing a nuclear blast in person, it's transcendent." (I'm paraphrasing) Just hearing him talk about the the early days of nuclear research was just so interesting, I now wish I had recorded the conversation.

He was an amazing man.

Update: It would seem David had the same impressions

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	sailorfrag 2007-10-13 03:02 pm UTC (link)
	I remembered that dinner when I saw the news. It was one of the most interesting dinners I've ever had. I hope his research continues on, since nuclear fusion really is promising for helping our future energy needs. I feel honoured that I had a chance to meet him, albeit briefly -- I didn't even see the tech talk. (Reply to this)