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Those academics at Bell labs, you mean the ones that published fundamental papers? I'm not sure that's an example of academics not writing papers.
by dinkumthinkum 11y ago
Those academics at Bell labs, you mean the ones that published fundamental papers? I'm not sure that's an example of academics not writing papers.
- moron4hire 11y agoThe end result was not papers. The point was products. The papers were a byproduct. For most academic institutions, the entire point is the paper, whether it's useful to anyone or not.
- PeterisP 11y agoThe useful end result was definitely the papers. The products offer a proof of concept (that it works) and a demonstration (how the details add up). Then in future, others throw away the product (or observe it a bit) and make the next nice things (products for industry adaptations, or further research) mostly based on their papers.