Richard Dinan

Richard Assheton Dermot Dinan
BornOctober 1986 (age 38)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Businessman, author, lecturer, television personality

Richard Assheton Dermot Dinan[1] is a British businessman, author, lecturer, and former television personality. He is the founder of aerospace company Pulsar Fusion,[2] has written the book The Fusion Age: Modern Nuclear Fusion Reactors,[3][4] and starred in the reality television series Made in Chelsea.[2][5][6][7]

Early life

Dinan is the son of Barry Dinan and Lady Charlotte Curzon, and the grandson of Edward Curzon, 6th Earl Howe.[8] He initially attended St. Edward’s School in Oxford.[9] Dinan dropped out of school when he was 16 and began working at the London-based gunmaker and clothing retailer Holland & Holland.[10]

Career

Shortly after working at Holland & Holland, Dinan founded the magazine Ammunition at age 16.[1] Dinan founded Applied Fusion Systems with physicist James Lambert in 2011 to develop nuclear reactors.[6][11] The company’s first project was a spherical tokamak based on the Mega Ampere Spherical Tokamak.[6]

Dinan debuted as a cast member on the reality television program Made in Chelsea on its third series, which aired in 2012.[12] He returned to the show in its fifth series, which aired in 2013.[13] He returned for a third time on the program’s tenth series, which aired in 2015.[14]

Dinan also founded the 3D printing business Ion Core in 2013.[15][16][17]

Dinan published the book The Fusion Age: Modern Nuclear Fusion Reactors in 2017 and was subsequently invited to lecture on nuclear fusion in venues such as Oxford University.[18]

Dinan eventually changed Applied Fusion Systems’ company name to Pulsar Fusion.[19] In 2019, Dinan and Lambert built a fusion reactor in Milton Keynes for Pulsar Fusion.[20][21][22] Dinan and Lambert also began developing nuclear fusion-powered rocket thrusters for space flights[23] and hybrid rocket engines at Pulsar Fusion.[24][25][26]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012–2015 Made in Chelsea Self Series 3, 4, 5, and 10

Bibliography

  • Dinan, R. (2017). The fusion age: Modern nuclear fusion reactors. Milton Keynes, UK: Applied Fusion Systems.ISBN 978-1999804510

References

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  2. ^ a b Weyer, Martin Vander. "Can this Made in Chelsea star harness the power of nuclear fusion? | The Spectator". www.spectator.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
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  4. ^ "Could Nuclear Fusion Rockets Be The Key To Interstellar Space Travel? | SelectScience". www.selectscience.net. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
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  7. ^ Samuelson, Interviews by Kate (2021-08-30). "'You can't fake this stuff': how we made Made in Chelsea". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  8. ^ "Prince Harry is 'taken under the wing' of Cressida Bonas's family". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  9. ^ "Richard Dinan: the posh blond, his Harry-dating cousin and why Made in". Evening Standard. 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  10. ^ Eames, Tom; Wightman, Catriona; Agius, Nicola (2018-12-22). "Made in Chelsea net worth - Made in Chelsea's richest". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  11. ^ "The "Green" Rocket Engines Powered by a Hybrid Fuel Source". AZoCleantech.com. 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  12. ^ Wheeler, Rachael (2012-03-30). "Meet the new Made In Chelsea characters (prepare to be extremely jealous)". mirror. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  13. ^ "Fun, frolics & fabulousness – Made in Chelsea Series 5". Frost Magazine. 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  14. ^ "Made In Chelsea is back! This is who will be appearing in series 10". ok.co.uk. 2015-10-12. Archived from the original on 2015-11-18.
  15. ^ "The 10 quirkiest physics stories of 2014". Physics World. 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  16. ^ "IonCore | Richard Dinan: From TV to 3D – CADagency". Retrieved 2022-08-23.
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  18. ^ "Page 6". POWERGRID International. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  19. ^ "The "Green" Rocket Engines Powered by a Hybrid Fuel Source". AZoCleantech.com. 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  20. ^ @NatGeoUK (2019-09-09). "Why a reality TV star and a physicist are building a nuclear reactor in Milton Keynes". National Geographic. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  21. ^ "Massive nuclear reactor is being built on industrial estate in Milton Keynes". www.miltonkeynes.co.uk. 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  22. ^ "UK's biggest privately owned nuclear fusion facility under construction at secret Buckinghamshire location". www.bucksherald.co.uk. 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  23. ^ Bassey, Amardeep (2020-02-11). "'Nuclear' rocket that could half space travel times tested in the UK". HullLive. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  24. ^ "UK demonstrates its first 'green' high-powered rocket engine | Laboratory News". www.labnews.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  25. ^ Diaconu, Cristina (2021-11-29). "Pulsar Fusion's Green Hybrid Rocket Showcased in Switzerland". Manufacturing & Engineering. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  26. ^ "Nuclear fusion startup test fires plastic waste-powered rocket". New Atlas. 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2022-08-23.