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Fusion has worked since 1952, just not in power plants.

• Georgelemental 3y ago
  It has worked since over 13 billion BC, just not on Earth.
  • pfdietz 3y ago
    The fusion reactions in stars are different than the ones to be used in fusion reactors (or used in bombs).
    • p1mrx 3y ago
      I'm sure stars have smashed together all the isotopes we've considered, at some point or another.
      • pfdietz 3y ago
        In small (sometimes very small) amounts. But the energy producing reactions that power the stars are disjoint from the ones we'd exploit on Earth.
• baby 3y ago
  https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/12/politics/nuclear-fusion-energy-us-scientists-climate/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/12/politics/nuclear-fusion-energ...
  • p1mrx 3y ago
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_Mike https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_Mike
    • baby 3y ago
      If you’re talking about the concept of fusion then it’s much much older :))