Looking at the source becomes very important. It is unfortunate that Charles Seife has had such limited success with his book that he needed to republish excerpts of it, to get notoriety(limited again). Going with the Wright Brother analogy of a simple design in an area where others have been unsuccessful is a pretty accurate analogy. Who was the last developer of a faster than light space ship and engine? Sorry. I guess my emphasis has always been on communication of information in an objective way, and not saying things that could be taken incorrectly. Closing the door completely on new and innovative energy technology says, the old wind mill and water dam will be as good as it gets and we shouldn’t try anything else in the future. Steve Jobs was wrong? It is not what we want, it is what we think the customer needs and wants. What the customer needs and wants right now is a way out of the socioeconomic situation they are in. Changing the energy picture would help.

You won’t find a shoulder to cry on when it comes to the frustration of creative discovery. You will find explosive opposing forces and violent reactions and then the sun comes out. That, I think is actually, one of the universal laws.:cheese: People do succeed.

I would hate to someone give up on anything, that would cause a change in the way the world thinks.
Technically: Your not in your parents garage. Financially: You need a work around. Politically: Someone is always screwed.

Maybe you just need to tell a story better and be sure not to blind the audience with science.