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> Don't need war for R&D. R&D money was going to be spent regardless. I would say that is an assumption that is not fully true compared to knowing that war R&D
by casper345 8y ago
> Don't need war for R&D. R&D money was going to be spent regardless.
I would say that is an assumption that is not fully true compared to knowing that war R&D has in fact produce technologies adapted in civil society. Reminds me of a false claim that if the Wright Brothers never were the first to have a successful flight, we would still have planes. We could have easily never have had a successful flight -> airplanes. Although negative, we should still give credit to war R&*D
- ascii_only 8y agoBut Wright Brothers weren't alone who build planes at the time and even weren't the first to have a successful flight. It was Santos-Dumont.
- casper345 8y agoOh interesting, did not know about Santos-Dumont. Probably my Amercian bias and history in school of just knowing the Weight Brothers.
- jjeaff 8y agoIt actually wasn't Santos Dumont. It was the wright brothers. But most Brazilians have convinced themselves otherwise. The sources clearly indicate the wright brothers were a year or more before Santos. It's just that many Brazilians simply claim that the wright brothers and those that witnessed the flight were lying. http://www.wright-brothers.org/History_Wing/History_of_the_Airplane/Who_Was_First/Santos_Dumont/Santos_Dumont.htm http://www.wright-brothers.org/History_Wing/History_of_the_A...