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Nuclear fusion: WEST beats the world record for pl...
our physics teacher at school (late 90s) already joked that "usable fusion power is only 30 years away, for 30 years in a row now"
readthenotes1
on Feb 19, 2025
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A relative of mine told me that in 1960s they were saying fusion was only 10 years away
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From people hearing about fission bombs (1945) to full scale commercial fission power plant (1957) was barely more than 10 years so fusion power plants must have already felt late in the mid 60s!
Cthulhu_
on Feb 19, 2025
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It was an era of optimism, I see.
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