Project Matterhorn
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Project Matterhorn was the early U.S. fusion energy research program at Princeton that evolved into the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States government research project
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fusion energy research program ⓘ |
| affiliation | Princeton University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Matterhorn Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | originally semi-secret defense-related project ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| evolvedInto | Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
fusion energy
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plasma physics ⓘ |
| focusArea | magnetically confined plasmas ⓘ |
| fundingSource | U.S. federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadComponent |
Project Matterhorn B
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Project Matterhorn S NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest large-scale U.S. fusion research efforts ⓘ |
| institutionalOutcome | establishment of a dedicated national fusion laboratory at Princeton ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
Princeton, New Jersey
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| location | Princeton University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFacility | Stellarator experiments at Princeton ⓘ |
| notableScientist | Lyman Spitzer Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedConcept | stellarator fusion device ⓘ |
| partOf | Princeton University Department of Physics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to investigate feasibility of controlled fusion for energy production ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
controlled thermonuclear fusion
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magnetic confinement fusion ⓘ |
| researchType |
experimental research
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theoretical research ⓘ |
| sponsor | U.S. Atomic Energy Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1951 ⓘ |
| successor | Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
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