RE: Experimental Energy - Fusion

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Looking at what I found a couple of pages into the book from where I stopped reading yesterday. Its Death's End by Cixin Liu, excerpts from pages 76 and 77.

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It's not directly related to nuclear fusion technology yet I hope there are obvious parallels to reasoning.

Another thought - the trick also is how to use a primitive technology in a novel way. Thinking out of the box, disregarding consequences and fears, ... Sociology, I told you :)

OK, I am off for tonight. It was really nice meeting you.



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Death's End. What a wonderful title. I look forward to reading it. Thank you for posting the excerpt.

Yeah, technology will certainly transform society. Fusion power will be such a technology. I imagine that, whenever it's implemented, the technology will be robust and economical. In our generation, it just isn't, but we're still in the experimental stage.

One type of fusion I read about was Laser Chirp-Pulse fusion. This type still lies within the theoretical-experimental area of science. It's where you use ultra-high power lasers or extremely short periods of time to induce fusion within a fuel source. The end result is mindboggling: near instantaneous conversion of fusion products into electrical energy with little to no radiation emission. Crazy.

Regarding death, however, I feel is another ball game entirely. Will we get to a point where we won't die? I believe so, but there are a host of sociological issues related to the availability of immortality throughout society.

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Good morning and yes. The change that technology brings has far greater implications than the technical advance itself.

Have a great Wednesday.

Ps: Death's End is book number three in the series. If you wish to read it whole you have around 1,100 pages to read before you reach this part. Your call :)

Google for the Dark Forest theory. It's the title of the second book and the premise ending it. Actually, the premise is is it possible to escape the dark forest?

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