331 | One Small Step Towards a Fusion Energy Breakthrough with Charles Seife
The Realignment
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How Does Imagination Outrun Practicality in Fusion Technology?
Leonardo da Vinci came up with essentially a rudimentary airplane, a rudimentary helicopter. These things that he came up with were not practical at the time for a number of reasons. It really wasn't until you had the internal combustion engine and one powerful one up to drag an airfoil through space fast about that you really were able to get that Kitty Hawk moment. So yeah, I think a combination of unexpected technological advances that kind of break down one of the unexpected barriers plus the practical need for it combined kind of make that environment grow.
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