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Science & Medicine
Norman Rostoker
Who
Norman Rostoker · Science & Medicine
What
Physicist; plasma physics and fusion energy
When
1925, Canada — 2014, Irvine, California, United States
Where
Canada and United States (Cornell and UC Irvine)
Biography
Norman Rostoker is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Physicist; plasma physics and fusion energy
How & why
Norman Rostoker was a Canadian-American plasma physicist and a pioneer of clean, plasma-based fusion energy; the Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker method in solid-state physics bears his name. He taught for decades at UC Irvine and co-founded the fusion company TAE Technologies. He is listed among Jewish physicists by Jinfo.org.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Physics
Contributions & Sources
Physicist; plasma physics and fusion energy
1925
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Physics
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