Better or shorter? Must-solve, long shot things like GPS, Internet, Modern Weaponry require resolve behind it to make it happen. I am sure those programs had

Better or shorter? Must-solve, long shot things like GPS, Internet, Modern Weaponry require resolve behind it to make it happen. I am sure those programs had hundreds offshoots trying things out to solve problem, to see if it works, within the umbrella of that major effort e.g. GPS. ROI measured in terms of money results in drug companies chasing chronic pills than cures. That need not be the only measure.