In 1948 George Gamow, a fellow pioneer of nuclear physics, added Mr Bethe's name without asking to a paper that explained how chemical elements had been made in the Big Bang.

ECONOMIST: Hans Bethe, nuclear physicist, died on March 6th, aged 98

This use of nuclear physics to find art forgeries is a great example of those applications.

FORBES: Scientists Use Ion Beams To Detect Forged Art

On May 25, fusion power research startup Lawrenceville Plasma Physics announced that it had signed a contract for research collaboration in nuclear fusion with the Plasma Physics Research Center of I.

FORBES: U.S. Company Teams With Iranian University To Develop Fusion Power