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Re:Nuclear fusion on brink of being realised, say MIT scient... by oldcynic on Friday March 09, 2018 @04:17AM (#16550618)
First time I heard that fusion was 15 years away was around 35 years ago, in an already old book belonging to my eldest brother. They were talking about ZETA (late 50s).

Wake me when the first power station is being built.

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Re:Nuclear fusion on brink of being realised, say MIT scient... by tomw2005 on Friday March 09, 2018 @05:29AM (#16550912)
To quote my Physics of Electrical Power Generation lecturer from a few years ago: "Fusion is 15 years away, I think it will always be 15 years away."
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Re:Nuclear fusion on brink of being realised, say MIT scient... by ScipioAfricanus on Saturday March 10, 2018 @11:39AM (#16559122)
It's a good quote, but you should know you're really quoting the zeigeist there, as was your professor.
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