We are creating a series of posters containing "Talking Points." These Talking Points require additional narration, some which is provided on the poster's rear side. Thus, the term "Talking Points," where colorful diagrams present high and mid level concepts of the physics of fusion and the chemistry of plasma.
The goal is Educational Outreach to the novice, 7 to 12th grade, college students and beyond.
Currently, the first of ten Fusion Posters, "An Introduction to Fusion Basics" is now available as of November 22, 2024. This poster is intended as a handout, so is printable on Letter Size paper. Both a PDF and SVG version are available for downloading, which can be printed at any size. The intended audience is the student, and is free for educational uses.
Why create Fusion and Plasma posters? The importance of this contemporary science can only be understated. Mankind is using more electricity every year, and could use with 10 times more each year. Fusion can provide it. In searching for fusion focused posters none were found. There is a real urgent need to bring better fusion understanding to students and do-ers. Poster diagrams are worth a thousand words, so they are getting created for the global good.
Thus, five Fusion Posters were drafted in pencil, designed to be 2x3 foot posters. They are packed with basic information about fusion, which was found missing in modern fusion text books and web sites. Included are two posters about Plasma Basics, typically a precursor state for Fusion "Power." This format has morphed in the creation of the first poster on "Fusion Basics." Below you will find the outline of the current planned poster series.
Expectations are these posters will be supplemented with a dozen web sections, with over a hundred web pages, to be added to this site, from 2025 to 2027.
Poster Series
- Fusion
- Introduction - Free for Educational Uses and printable on Letter Size 8.5x11 inch, both sides.
- Fusion Basics Introduction
- Fusion Basics to Intermediate Introduction
- Fusion Intermediate Introduction
- Fusion Intermediate to Advanced Introduction
- Fusion Advanced Introduction
- Primer - 11x17 inch Posters, available later with lamination and larger sizes
Primer posters are five times more detailed than the Introduction posters above.- Fusion Basics Primer - Click here to view a small thumbnail dated January 15, 2025.
- Fusion Basics to Intermediate Primer
- Fusion Intermediate Primer
- Fusion Intermediate to Advanced Primer
- Fusion Advanced Primer
- Introduction - Free for Educational Uses and printable on Letter Size 8.5x11 inch, both sides.
- Plasma
- Plasma Basics Part 1
- Plasma Basics Part 2
The poster levels of "Intermediate to Advanced" and "Advanced" are intended for college level readers. They will be heavy on quantitative mathematical modeling. They likely will not be finished until late 2025 or later.