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What here is exactly Nobel prize worthy? There is no new physics here fusion was always an engineering challenge the physics is rather well understood.
by dogma1138 4y ago
What here is exactly Nobel prize worthy? There is no new physics here fusion was always an engineering challenge the physics is rather well understood.
- moloch-hai 4y agoPlasma fluid dynamics is arbitrarily hard. It counts as physics.
- kjeetgill 4y agoThe Nobel Prizes are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." I'd always heard it as: It's not just about new physics but about impact for actual people. Is it awarded that way? I couldn't say. But cracking fusion sounds worthy to me.