Five SF Works Featuring Dyson Shells (and Not Dyson Swarms)
The basic concept of the Dyson Sphere is straightforward: rather than squander stellar output by permitting it to radiate into space, one can surround the star with a shell to intercept light, thus permitting the energy to be put to use. From the viewpoint of the star system’s inhabitants, this would be a useful source of energy (although any civilization able to turn its planets into a Dyson Sphere would be at most twenty years from commercial controlled fusion). From our Earth perspective (...
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