It’s a lot closer than many skeptics think.
Mara Prentiss
Mara Prentiss is professor of physics at Harvard University and author of Energy Revolution: The Physics and the Promise of Efficient Technology.
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Mara Prentiss is professor of physics at Harvard University and author of Energy Revolution: The Physics and the Promise of Efficient Technology.
It’s a lot closer than many skeptics think.