Who discovered cold fussion?

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Who discovered cold fussion?

Answer 1

Ah, I remember them well. We got all excited over nothing.

Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons claimed they did in 1989, but no one else was able to reproduce the results. Research continues with many false starts that later fizzle out.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_fusion...

Answer 2

Cold fusion, sometimes called low energy nuclear reactions (LENR) or condensed matter nuclear science, is a set of effects reported in controversial laboratory experiments at ordinary temperatures and pressures, which some researchers say is caused by nuclear reactions.

In 1989, Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons reported producing a tabletop nuclear fusion reaction at the University of Utah.[1] In their press conferences and papers, they reported the observation of anomalous heating ("excess heat") of an electrolytic cell during electrolysis of heavy water using palladium (Pd) electrodes. Lacking an explanation for the source of such heat, they proposed the hypothesis that the heat came from nuclear fusion of deuterium (D). The report of their results raised hopes of a cheap and abundant source of energy.[2]

Cold fusion gained a reputation as pathological science after other scientists failed to replicate the results.[3] A review panel organized by the US Department of Energy (DOE) in 1989 did not find the evidence persuasive. Since then, other reports of anomalous heat production and anomalous Helium-4 production have been reported in peer-reviewed journals[α] and have been discussed at scientific conferences.[4][5] Most scientists have met these reports with skepticism.[6] In 2004 the US DOE organized another review panel (US DOE 2004) which—like the one in 1989—did not recommend a focused federally-funded program for low energy nuclear reactions. The 2004 panel identified basic research areas that could be helpful in resolving some of the controversies in the field. It stated that the field would benefit from the peer-review processes associated with proposal submission to agencies and paper submission to archival academic journals.

Since 2004, additional articles supporting cold fusion have been published, including a 2007 literature review and articles by US Navy researchers.

Answer 3

Since it has not been shown to exist, no one discovered it, just as no one discovered time travel.

But, wikipedia:

In 1989, Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons reported producing a tabletop nuclear fusion reaction at the University of Utah. In their press conferences and papers, they reported the observation of anomalous heating ("excess heat") of an electrolytic cell during electrolysis of heavy water using palladium (Pd) electrodes. Lacking an explanation for the source of such heat, they proposed the hypothesis that the heat came from nuclear fusion of deuterium (D). The report of their results raised hopes of a cheap and abundant source of energy.

Cold fusion gained a reputation as pathological science after other scientists failed to replicate the results. A review panel organized by the US Department of Energy (DOE) in 1989 did not find the evidence persuasive. Since then, other reports of anomalous heat production and anomalous Helium-4 production have been reported in peer-reviewed journals and have been discussed at scientific conferences. Most scientists have met these reports with skepticism. In 2004 the US DOE organized another review panel (US DOE 2004) which—like the one in 1989—did not recommend a focused federally-funded program for low energy nuclear reactions. The 2004 panel identified basic research areas that could be helpful in resolving some of the controversies in the field.

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Answer 4

Several Scientists have over the years claimed to have cracked the problem of cold fusion (ie. done it). However they have failed to do the same experiment a second time.  

Therefore cold fusion is for the time being,  science fiction.