Magnets, Helium-3 & the Moon Dr. Bob Weggel, Dr. Carl Weggel & Dr. Gerald Kulcinski

Three pioneers of fusion science and engineering join Priyanca Ford: magnet designers Dr. Bob Weggel and Dr. Carl Weggel, whose work at MIT’s Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory pushed the limits of high-field magnets, and Dr. Gerald Kulcinski, a founding voice of advanced low-neutron fusion fuels and the helium-3 fuel cycle. Together they trace the history of high-field magnet development, the promise of lunar helium-3, and why direct energy conversion could reshape how fusion makes power.