laser used as a kind of spark plug

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An example of simile in public science discourse:

"[the US National Ignition Facility] have done this with a laser as the kind of spark plug to put the energy into the reaction"

Dr Nick Hawker

Dr Nick Hawker, First Light Fusion, was interviewed on Radio 4 news programme PM

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.