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tomhannen
@tomhannen
Working as executive producer for video at the Financial Times. Previously worked in BBC Global News (all views here are personal). Turkophile
Nov 24, 2021 • 14 tweets • 8 min read
"Space-based solar power. The stupidest idea ever" said @elonmusk in 2012.
This is the story of beaming power down to earth...
Genius scientists, secret military projects and beyond.
Is it a zero-carbon solution?
Thread below and watch the video for free: In the early 20th century, Nikola Tesla repeatedly tried to develop wireless power (in the most steampunk sci-fi building ever seen) - Wardenclyffe Tower: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wardencly…