Richard F. Post
Richard F. Post | |
|---|---|
Richard F. Post c. 1982 | |
| Born | Richard Freeman Post November 14, 1918 Pomona, California, U.S. |
| Died | April 7, 2015 (aged 96) Walnut Creek, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Pomona College (B.S.) Stanford University (Ph.D.) |
| Spouse | Marylee Post |
| Children | 3; including Markie |
| Relatives | Descendants of Robert Coe |
| Awards | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nuclear fusion, plasma physics, magnetic mirrors, magnetic levitation, magnetic bearing design, direct energy conversion |
| Institutions | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
Richard Freeman Post (November 14, 1918 – April 7, 2015) was an American physicist notable for his work in nuclear fusion, plasma physics, magnetic mirrors, magnetic levitation, magnetic bearing design and direct energy conversion.
Post was a winner of the James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics and led the controlled thermonuclear research group at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for 23 years. He held a total of 34 patents in the fields of nuclear fusion, particle accelerators, and electronic and mechanical energy storage.