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Mark ("and Priscilla") are pledging $3B. The Manhattan project cost was "about $26 billion in 2016 dollars" according to the Wikipedia article. They are short
by johansch 10y ago
Mark ("and Priscilla") are pledging $3B.
The Manhattan project cost was "about $26 billion in 2016 dollars" according to the Wikipedia article. They are short $23B.
- pmoriarty 10y ago"They are short $23B." That's where this part comes in: "The more people believe we can cure all disease in our children's lifetimes, the more likely the government is to invest in it"
- johansch 10y agoThey (Government-sponsored scientists) were already working on all of these things.
- agumonkey 10y agoThat a quarter bill.