What Is A Dyson Sphere And Why Haven't We Built One?
What Is A Dyson Sphere And Why Haven’t We Built One? The Dyson Sphere concept is a staple of science fiction, fromStar Trekto the novels of Larry Niven, and it sounds like a dream come true: a way to harvest almost all of the immense energy output of a star, providing enough power for an entire civilization. These hypothetical structures are named after physicist Freeman Dyson, according toSpace, who described the concept in 1960 and even suggested they could be a place for humans to live beyond Earth....