Mr Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen
I should like to thank the Director-General of the IAEA for extending to me the invitation to present this lecture at the Artsimovich Memorial Session of this, the 17th IAEA fusion energy conference. During his lifetime, Academician Artsimovich's presence enlivened the proceedings of these biennial conferences and his contributions epitomised their positive spirit. As he fluently projected his enthusiasm, scientific rigour, insight, vision and wit, he was an inspiration to a generation of fusion scientists and engineers. ...
IAEA 1999