nucleosynthesis: Quick Facts

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Topics

chemical synthesis proton-proton chain inhomogeneous nucleosynthesis hypothesis CNO cycle nuclear fusion fusion reactor nuclear energy What’s the difference between planets and stars?thermonuclear reaction

Key People

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Margaret Burbidge

English-born American astronomer

Fred Hoyle

Sir Fred Hoyle

British mathematician and astronomer

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William Fowler

American astrophysicist