2 ms·A relative of mine told me that in 1960s they were saying fusion was only 10 years awayby readthenotes1 2y agoA relative of mine told me that in 1960s they were saying fusion was only 10 years awayzamadatix 2y agoFrom people hearing about fission bombs (1945) to full scale commercial fission power plant (1957) was barely more than 10 years so fusion power plants must have already felt late in the mid 60s!Cthulhu_ 2y agoIt was an era of optimism, I see.