Jackson Oswalt
Jackson Oswalt | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 January 2005 USA |
| Citizenship | American |
| Known for | Youngest person to achieve nuclear fusion |
| Awards | Guinness World Record |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nuclear fusion |
| Website | jacksonoswalt |
Jackson Oswalt (born 19 January 2005) holds the Guinness World Record for the youngest person to achieve nuclear fusion, at the age of 12 years.[1][2][3][4] Oswalt created a Fusor in a home laboratory in Memphis, Tennessee, using his parents' financial help to purchase the needed equipment from EBay.[5]
Honour
The city Council of Memphis honoured Oswalt for his achievement [6]
Education
Oswalt did BS from University of Southern California.
References
- ^ "Youngest person to achieve nuclear fusion (male)". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ "12-year-old Jackson achieved nuclear fusion in his room and got a visit from the FBI!". Guinness World Records. 2025-02-05. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
- ^ Staff, ToI (2019-02-23). "12-year-old American boy achieves nuclear fusion at home". The Times of Israel. ISSN 0040-7909. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
- ^ N; P; R (2020-10-09). "Tennessee Teen Becomes Youngest Person To Achieve Nuclear Fusion". NPR. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
- ^ "12-year-old Jackson Oswalt achieves nuclear fusion: 5 takeaways on how the parents supported his dream". The Times of India. 20 March 2025 [First published 2018]. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ Staff, WREG (2019-04-17). "Memphis teen honored for building nuclear reactor". WREG.com. Retrieved 2025-11-19.