It's also worth mentioning that around 90% of all the scientists that have ever lived are alive today [0]. And not only that, but you could probably fund all of

It's also worth mentioning that around 90% of all the scientists that have ever lived are alive today [0]. And not only that, but you could probably fund all of the science from 1900 and earlier with the budget of just one of the mega-experiments (ligo, LHC, ISS) of today. [0] https://futureoflife.org/2015/11/05/90-of-all-the-scientists-that-ever-lived-are-alive-today/?cn-reloaded=1 https://futureoflife.org/2015/11/05/90-of-all-the-scientists...