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blattimwind
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> The only space influence was radiothermal generators, which are a bit niche.
These are/were used to power things like lighthouses and radio relays in sparsely populated areas.
folkrav
on Nov 6, 2018
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If that's not a definition of "niche", I don't know what is.
blattimwind
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Niche yes, but also quite an advancement at the time. You can have many more lighthouses and relays if you don't need to supply diesel every few weeks and have an engineer repair engines.
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These are/were used to power things like lighthouses and radio relays in sparsely populated areas.