Please look up Tom Ligon, it's essential to understanding the following quote: > Tom Ligon: > > Todd Rider's objections were not just for the Polywell, b

Please look up Tom Ligon, it's essential to understanding the following quote: > Tom Ligon: > > Todd Rider's objections were not just for the Polywell, but for hot > fusion generally. The heart of his objections are essentially that > everything will thermalize and spew bremsstrahlung radiation. > Dr. Bussard could never get thru to him and quit trying. If Rider > is right, no fusion project will ever work. > > The continued sincere efforts my multiple research efforts suggest > that a lot of good people in the field disagree. > > And Rider is NOT in the field. Nor should he be. He's a clever enough > person and is making good contributions in his chosen field. Good > thing his chosen field is NOT fusion, since it would be a real downer > to spend a career working on something you think is folly.