Ian H. Hutchinson 
Department of
Nuclear Science and Engineering and
Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Short Biography
Email: ihutch@mit.edu
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book
Monopolizing Knowledge an exploration and repudiation of
Scientism, the erroneous belief that all real knowledge is
science.
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Science and technology interests:
- Fusion Energy: Toroidal magnetic confinement experiments. Tokamak control.
- Plasma Physics: MHD equilibrium and stability, divertor
plasma phenomena.
- Interaction of flowing plasma with absorbing bodies such as
probes, dust particles, or moons.
- Plasma diagnostic measurements. The second edition of my book
Principles of Plasma Diagnostics was published in 2002.
- Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
: I am an International Advisor to this journal, one of the top three
Plasma Physics journals in the world.
Other intellectual interests:
Relationship between science and Christianity various
talks and presentations
The Faith of Great Scientists, Occasional MIT IAP Discussion Seminar.
Nuclear Energy. I am a frequent commentator in the media and universities.
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