Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-323) and index.
Contents
Inventing a new energy source -- The initiators -- Project Sherwood -- The problem of instability -- A Sherwood spectacular -- Watershed -- The mirror confronts instability -- The doldrums -- Tokamak -- Fusion enters the energy marketplace -- The transition to big science -- Choosing among approaches -- Which way to the future? A glossary of magnetic fusion terms -- A chronology of major experiments -- Abbreviations in notes -- Interviewees and interview dates in notes.