Trailer for Let There Be Light.
The most expensive and complex science experiment ever conducted is a current attempt to build an artificial sun on Earth. If it works—and that’s a big if—it means cheap, clean energy for the entire globe. If it’s a bust, naysayers and fossil fuel fans win. Dedicated scientists from the world’s wealthiest countries are collaborating in an effort to turn nuclear fusion from theory into sustainable practice. Out of public view in the French countryside, they’re in a race against time before funding expires and political will weakens. Set against the monstrous scale of this project and its science fiction–like qualities, maverick engineers in improvised laboratories hustle to achieve the same results for a fraction of the cost. In the process, they’re courting independent investors who are gambling on the potential for humanity’s biggest breakthrough since we learned to control fire.