Furth Plasma Physics Library
Princeton University
Forrestal Campus map, C-Site
Princeton, New Jersey USA 08543-0451
Phone:125-3567 (From PU Campus)
+1 (609) 243-3567 (From outside PU Campus)
Phone:125-3565 (From PU Campus)
+1 (609) 243-3565 (From outside PU Campus)
Fax: 125-2299 (From PU Campus)
+1 (609) 243-2299 (From outside PU Campus)
Adriana Popescu, Plasma Physics Librarian
e-mail: popescua@princeton.edu
Louise Deis, Sci-tech Reference Librarian
e-mail: lfdeis@princeton.edu
Judith E. Shipley, Special Collections Assistant
e-mail: jshipley@princeton.edu
Furth Plasma Physics Library Hours
Monday through Friday, 10:00am - 4:00pm. Access by appointment. Please call (609) 243-3565, preferably 24 hours in advance of visit. Open 24 hrs to PPPL users.
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Plasma Physics Library Renamed in Honor of Harold Furth
On April 25, 2002, Princeton University changed the name of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) Library to honor former PPPL Director
Harold Furth, who died in February. The dedication of the Harold P. Furth Library followed a 1 p.m. memorial service at the Laboratory.
Furth, a pioneer in the U.S. fusion program and the originator of the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor project, died February 21, 2002 in Philadelphia at the age
of 72. Furth was a giant of fusion science and a person of untiring energy and boundless optimism. He was Director of PPPL from 1981 through 1990 and a
Professor of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University from 1967 to 1999, when he became Professor Emeritus.
Furth made a career of research on controlled fusion, making countless contributions to the science of fusion plasmas (a hot, ionized gas) and the
fundamentals of plasma physics. He provided scientific and managerial leadership to the world fusion program throughout his career. Furth, who
was active in research at PPPL and a regular library user until shortly before his death, held more than 20 patents and had published more than 200 technical papers.
The Plasma Physics Library was established in the 1950s as a small collection of theoretical papers about controlled thermonuclear research. Now the Library
is a national resource for information on plasma physics and nuclear fusion. It is part of the Princeton University Library system and contains highly
specialized collections that provide essential support for the Laboratory's research and for graduate students in the Program in Plasma Physics and the
Program in Plasma Science and Technology.
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