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Can Humanity Finally Recreate The Power Of The Sun On Earth?

From 1920s theoretical breakthroughs to 2020s net-energy ignition, these 8 documented chapters reveal how humanity is finally unlocking limitless clean stellar power on Earth.

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  1. Exterior of the gigantic ten-meter spherical target chamber at the National Ignition Facility.
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From 1920s theoretical physics to 2020s laboratory ignition, the quest for limitless clean fusion power has spanned a century of scientific triumph and heartbreak. Here are the 8 pivotal moments that transformed an impossible dream into an approaching reality.

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