Thermovoltaic cells developing to supplement the grid

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Problems often need a creative mind to find a working solution. And creativity does not let itself plan for deadlines.
Agree.... Developing / creating something New is 10,000 times harder than copying or following others that have already broken the ground ahead of you.

True in almost all aspects of life.
 
Yes, I have. I have a Physics Ph.D.
And no, I don't know his personality.

However, there is a shining recent example of what happens when one promises things beyond what is scientifically possible - Theranos. Those promises go to personality.
Interesting discussion. I have a Ph.D in Nuclear Engineering from Univ of Wisconsin-Madison, and I did a lot of thermal stress analysis of stainless steel high heat flux components for fusion reactors.