PPPL-3629 is available in <a href="PPPL-3629.pdf">pdf</a> or 
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<b>The Evolution of Stellarator Theory at Princeton</b>
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<b>Author:</b> John L. Johnson
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<b>Date of PPPL Report:</b> November 2001
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<b>To be presented at:</b> the 13th International Stellarator Workshop in Canberra, Australia, February 25 through March 1, 2002.</p>


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This paper descibes the evolution of the stellarator program at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, beginning with the legend of how Lyman Spitzer, Jr. first conceived the stellarator concept.



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