2011/11/1 Jouni Valkonen <jounivalko...@gmail.com>:
> Cold fusion
> is rare even in science fiction.
>
By the way, can anyone recommend (preferably good) near future science
fiction novels that have cold fusion device as a plot generator? Is
there even any?!
Jouni
Per wiki : The term "cold fusion" was used as early as 1956 in a New York Times article about Luis W. Alvarez' work on muon-catalyzed fusion
Again, distinguishing between Hot (Plasma) and Cold.
Theodore Sturgeon picked that up, and used Muon-catalyzed "Cold Fusion" reactors in "The Pod in the Barrier" (1957) -- with a twist : Extreme disbelief disabled them!
http://books.google.com/books?id=3vstCdOrqbUC&lpg=PA46&dq=cold%20fusion&pg=PA13#v=onepage&q=cold%20fusion&f=false
