WWED quote from TED2013 interview with Chris Anderson, The mind behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity
I mean, it's really indirect fusion, is what it is. We've got this giant fusion generator in the sky called the sun, and we just need to tap a little bit of that energy for purposes of human civilization.
TED2013 interview with Chris Anderson, The mind behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity
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