- trapped ions are one of the main areas of hardware  compute
- Seversky, yes the same Seversky whose mansion I went into, was one of the first to believe in the [ionocraft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion-propelled_aircraft)
	- The principle of [ionic wind](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionic_wind "Ionic wind") propulsion with [corona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corona_discharge "Corona discharge")-generated charged particles was discovered soon after the discovery of [electricity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity "Electricity") with references dating to 1709 in a book titled _Physico-Mechanical Experiments on Various Subjects_ by [Francis Hauksbee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Hauksbee "Francis Hauksbee").
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	- [Geoffrey A. Landis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_A._Landis "Geoffrey A. Landis") proposed using an ion thruster powered by a space-based laser, in conjunction with a lightsail, to propel an interstellar probe
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