Theodor V. Ionescu

Theodor V. Ionescu
Theodor V. Ionescu in Bucharest, 1970
BornFebruary 8, 1899
DiedNovember 6, 1988(1988-11-06) (aged 89)
NationalityRomanian
CitizenshipRomania
Alma materParis-Sorbonne University
University of Iași
University of Bucharest
Known forplasma physics
magnetic resonance
first maser studies
magnetron invention
3D cinematography/TV devices
coupled electron-ion oscillations in ultra-hot plasmas
nuclear fusion in ultra-hot hydrogen plasmas
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Doctoral advisorPetru Bogdan

Theodor V. Ionescu (February 8, 1899 November 7, 1988) was a Romanian physicist and inventor who made remarkable discoveries in plasma physics, ionosphere physics, ion coupling electrons in dense plasmas, masers, magnetron amplifiers, and Zeeman effects related to controlled nuclear fusion and quantum emission mechanisms in hot plasmas. He was a member of the Romanian Academy from December 21, 1935.