Sorry about the links. should start using archive. it's a little more work.
The fact that the sun and the moon deliver inexhaustible power for free make such energy sources very attractive, inevitable. Technology is advancing exponentially; tech singularity due in 35 yrs or so. People won't be burning fossils for long. Many companies are working on mini fusion reactors now, with some predicting 5 year timeline, for example.
New technologies always have their pessimists.
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." Thomas Watson, president of IBM, 1943.
"Television won't be able to hold on to any market it captures after the first six months. People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night." Darryl Zanuck, executive at 20th Century Fox, 1946
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." Ken Olsen, founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977
Sorry about the links. should start using archive. it's a little more work.
New technologies always have their pessimists. The fact that the sun and the moon deliver inexhaustible power for free make such energy sources very attractive, inevitable. Technology is advancing exponentially; tech singularity due in 35 yrs or so. People won't be burning fossils for long. Many companies are working on mini fusion reactors now, with some predicting 5 year timeline, for example.
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." Thomas Watson, president of IBM, 1943.
"Television won't be able to hold on to any market it captures after the first six months. People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night." Darryl Zanuck, executive at 20th Century Fox, 1946
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." Ken Olsen, founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977