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The discovery of fusion reactions arose early in the twentieth century out of the growing understanding of atomic physics. By the early 20s it was realized that hydrogen fusion was the source of the sun's power output, although the details were still obscure. This work culminated in the paper published by Hans Bethe in _Physical Review_ in 1939 describing the role of fusion reactions in the sun, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1967. |
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