Jackson Oswalt

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Jackson Oswalt
Born (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 20)
USA
CitizenshipAmerican
Known forYoungest person to achieve nuclear fusion
Awards Guinness World Record
Scientific career
FieldsNuclear fusion
Website jacksonoswalt.com

Jackson Oswalt (born 19 January 2005) holds the Guinness World Record for the youngest person to achieve nuclear fusion, at the age of 12 years. [1] [2] [3] [4] Oswalt created a Fusor in a home laboratory in Memphis, Tennessee, using his parents' financial help to purchase the needed equipment from EBay. [5]

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Honour

The city Council of Memphis honoured Oswalt for his achievement [6]

Education

Oswalt did BS from University of Southern California.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ "Youngest person to achieve nuclear fusion (male)". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "12-year-old Jackson achieved nuclear fusion in his room and got a visit from the FBI!". Guinness World Records. 2025-02-05. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
  3. ↑ Staff, ToI (2019-02-23). "12-year-old American boy achieves nuclear fusion at home". The Times of Israel. ISSN   0040-7909 . Retrieved 2025-11-17.
  4. ↑ N; P; R (2020-10-09). "Tennessee Teen Becomes Youngest Person To Achieve Nuclear Fusion". NPR. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
  5. ↑ "12-year-old Jackson Oswalt achieves nuclear fusion: 5 takeaways on how the parents supported his dream". The Times of India. 20 March 2025 [First published 2018]. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Staff, WREG (2019-04-17). "Memphis teen honored for building nuclear reactor". WREG.com. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
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