Harold Fürth (January 13, 1930 – February 21, 2002) was an Austrian-American physicist who was a pioneer in leading the American efforts to harness thermonuclear fusion for the generation of electricity.
In the summers of 1939, Harold's father had escaped to Switzerland.
He died of a heart ailment on 21 February 2002. ==Early life== Fürth emigrated to the United States in 1941.
After studying at the French-speaking Ecole Internationale in Geneva, Harold immigrated to New York City in 1941.
He graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree in 1951 and received his Ph.D.
from Harvard in 1960. ==Career== Fürth worked at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for several years before going to Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) where he would spend the rest of his career working in plasma physics and nuclear fusion.
In 1992, he was awarded the Delmer S.
Harold Fürth (January 13, 1930 – February 21, 2002) was an Austrian-American physicist who was a pioneer in leading the American efforts to harness thermonuclear fusion for the generation of electricity.
He died of a heart ailment on 21 February 2002. ==Early life== Fürth emigrated to the United States in 1941.
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