Seems like Albert Einstein came up with some gnarly stuff without taking a taxpayer dime. Reforming the system wouldn’t kill it. There is some measure of national prestige, however, viewed by high muckety mucks. Kind of like the space and moon shots.
If I recall my history correctly, Einstein wrote his most famous work while he was a postal employee, and yes, his work led to some practical applications.
Reforming the system wouldn’t kill it. There is some measure of national prestige, however, viewed by high muckety mucks. Kind of like the space and moon shots.
Engineers did more to put men on the moon than any physicists did.