I wrote:
> Edison knew he had solved the problem, but he had a lot of work left, > which meant there was more intellectual property there for the taking. Low > hanging fruit. > It wasn't just the light he invented. It was a host of other things such as improved generators, wiring systems, fuses, a distribution network, meters and so on. He rolled out a complete system a year or so later, ready to be installed in lower Manhattan. This is like the difference between inventing an electronic addition circuit (what Steve Wozniak did as a child prodigy), and rolling out an entire working computer with tape storage, reliable enough for actual customers. There will be *tons* of "low-hanging fruit" intellectual property built on the Rossi device. Even more than the electric light. Hundreds of billions of dollars worth, there for the taking. The core invention is just the beginning. Rossi knows that. The longer he can stall off competition, the more he can get. Defkalion says they have already developed much better controls of the reactor, and a better heat-transfer system (with two loops). They appear to be ahead of him. - Jed
