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Marshall Nicholas Rosenbluth (5 February 1927 – 28 September 2003) was an American plasma physicist and member of the National Academy of Sciences, and member of the American Philosophical Society. In 1997 he was awarded the National Medal of Science for discoveries in controlled thermonuclear fusion, contributions to plasma ...
Known as the dean of plasma physics, Dr. Rosenbluth was a world leader in trying to turn the hot plasmas of nuclear fusion into nearly limitless electrical power. . . . He worked to foster international teamwork in fusion and physics research.
Learn more about Marshall Rosenbluth, Professor (deceased), Fusion and Astrophysical Plasma Physics Group at CASS, University of California San Diego.
Former Faculty: MARSHALL NICHOLAS ROSENBLUTH. Faculty, Particle Physics, School of Natural Sciences, July 1967–June 1982. * PhD: University of Chicago, 1949. * Born: February 5, 1927 in Albany, NY; Deceased: September 28, 2003.
ROSENBLUTH was for forty years one of the leaders of the international community of scientists and engi-neers trying to develop fusion as a clean and inexhaustible source of energy. In the United States he was the most important fusion theorist. He combined in one person two unusual gifts.
Marshall Rosenbluth was an American physicist who worked on the hydrogen bomb project at Los Alamos during the Cold War. He was recruited by Edward Teller to come to Los Alamos in 1950. He witnessed some nuclear tests in the South Pacific. He helped develop the Metropolis algorithm.
Marshall Nicholas Rosenbluth, a brilliant theoretician, died on 28 September 2003 in San Diego, California, after a two-year struggle with pancreatic cancer.
