Riemann's Contribution to Flight and Laser Fusion

FeaturesCourtesy of Adolf BusemannShock waves: Understanding themwas essential for developing planesthat could break the sound barrierwithout destroying the aircraft. In anexclusive interview, aerodynamicistpioneer Adolf Busemann discussesthis and many of his other groundbreakingideas. /Above, Busemann(left) poses at the important 1935 Europeanaerodynamics meeting in Italywith two of his colleagues, Wieselsberger(center) and Ackeret.223342An FEF Proposal Based on Riemann's MethodBreaking the Impasse in Inertial Confinement FusionDr. Steven Bardwell and Uwe ParpartStrong shock waves, as Bernhard Riemann discussed them in an 1859paper, may be the answer to the current problem in laser fusion.Understanding why this is the case requires fusion scientists to take anew look at the concept of energy.An Interview with Adolf Busemann:Pioneer in Shock Waves, Supersonic Flight, and Fusion PowerBusemann was trained at Gottingen in the 1920s, in the Riemannhydrodynamicist tradition. His work on the V-2 rocket and supersonicflight led directly to major contributions in magnetic and inertialfusion.Exploding the H-Bomb SecretCharles B. StevensA firsthand account of the 1979 Progressive magazine court caseprovides some clues as to why the U.S. government went to suchlengths to^block publication of a technically incorrect article onthe H-bomb.Yes to Lorraine and yes to nuclearpower!—the rallying slogans on aposter of the broad-based pronucleargroup formed to save the 5,200 MWCattenom nuclear complex in Lorrainefrom the axe of French PresidentMitterrand.NewsSPECIAL REPORT15 Restoring Scientific Rigor in EducationFUSION REPORT17 What's Behind the Science Magazine Attack?Reviewing Laser Fusion Progress19 Classifying Scientific Progress: A Case Example20 Texas Tokamak Dedicated21 DOE Stalls on FED; Bouquard Reconvenes Advisory Panel60 European Panel Recommends Increased Fusion EffortINTERNATIONAL47 Launch of Ariane Puts Europe in Space Business47 Mexico: Economic Warfare Threatens Oil-for-Technology49 Group Formed to Defend French Nuclear Program49 Iraqi Reactor Could Not Build BombsNATIONAL50 Columbia Readied for Its Second FlightWASHINGTON52 Advanced Energy Budget in Holding Pattern; Worse to Come52 Remote Sensing; Is the U.S. Losing Its Lead?53 NASA's Beggs: Space Station Is Next