Vienna, Austria: United Nations, International Atomic Energy Agency, 2008. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Pamphlet and DVD. Booklet (30 pages, illustrated) and DVD in a slipcase. Slipcase shows some wear but pamphlet and DVD/case are very good or better. Even though the American scientist Langmuir first discovered the plasma (a collection of charged particles; meaning ?moldable substance? in Greek) in 1929, fusion was not pursued as a potential source of energy until the early 1950s. Today, fusion is the most significant application of plasma. After the 1956 sensational report by I.V. Kurchatov (at the Harwell campus in England) on the possibility of thermonuclear reactions in gaseous discharge, 105 papers on plasma physics and controlled thermonuclear fusion were submitted to the 1958 2nd Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy held by the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. During the early 1950s, the major nuclear power countries at that time (Soviet Union, UK, and US) were actively involved in fusion research. More