DARPA may be the main source of funding, but without the caliber of the team that implemented it; it probably would have either failed or faded into obscurity.

DARPA may be the main source of funding, but without the caliber of the team that implemented it; it probably would have either failed or faded into obscurity. A lot of people who live on the edge, tend to have a very strong independent spirit that tends to be at odds with figures of authority.