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John Nation, plasma physicist and electrical engineer, dies at 89
September 24, 2024
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 24 -- Cornell University issued the following news:

John A. Nation, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering, whose research on high-power microwave generation helped drive Cornell's role in advancing plasma studies and fusion energy, died on Sept. 3 in Rye, New Hampshire. He was 89.

Nation joined the Cornell faculty in 1965 and served as associate director of the Laboratory for Plasma Studies before serving as director of t . . .

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