You may never have heard of him before, but if you're a Trekkie his last name should immediately ring a bell.
Dr. Robert Bussard, inventor of the Bussard ramjet, a scientist whose name in the Star Trek universe will forever be associated with the glowing spherical intakes on starship warp nacelles, has passed away. Dr. Bussard was 79.
R.I.P.
Dr. Robert Bussard, inventor of the Bussard ramjet, a scientist whose name in the Star Trek universe will forever be associated with the glowing spherical intakes on starship warp nacelles, has passed away. Dr. Bussard was 79.
R.I.P.
