#100 - Alexander Fridman

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Alexander Fridman - My Dad, the Plasma Physicist

Wed, Jun 3, 2020 ·

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Alexander Fridman is a professor at Drexel University and the director of the Nyheim Plasma Institute. He is one of the top plasma physicists and plasma chemists in the world. And most importantly to me, he is my dad.

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6:57 - Einstein and beautiful ideas in physics
10:03 - Simple, powerful ideas
12:57 - Falling in love with science
19:45 - Gagarin and space race
21:29 - Poetry
29:31 - Early school days
38:33 - Soviet education
43:31 - A stressful experience
51:49 - Childhood
54:26 - Losing dad
1:02:30 - World War II
1:12:21 - Soviet Union
1:13:50 - Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
1:24:18 - Theoretical physics
1:26:29 - Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy
1:37:34 - Meeting mom
1:45:16 - Becoming a father
2:06:28 - Chernobyl nuclear disaster
2:17:35 - What is plasma?
2:26:54 - Hot plasma and cold plasma
2:31:24 - Mysteries in plasma
2:36:38 - Plasma physics and plasma chemistry
2:39:42 - Plasma medicine
2:45:12 - Nobel prizes in plasma
2:50:17 - Cold fusion
2:54:16 - Journey to America
2:59:43 - Nyheim Plasma Institute
3:12:10 - Artificial intelligence
3:21:43 - Mortality
3:27:59 - Meaning of life
3:35:32 - Toast

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#100 Alexander Fridman - My Dad, the Plasma Physicist

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