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Most major breakthroughs were pretty low tech in origin, and the high tech was all about optimizing the idea. I think we get fundamental research backwards now
by yters 7y ago
Most major breakthroughs were pretty low tech in origin, and the high tech was all about optimizing the idea. I think we get fundamental research backwards nowadays.
- khawkins 7y agoAt the very least, we shouldn't be comparing quantum computing to air flight. The Wright brothers were basically hobbyists, incomparable to the global leading technology corporations in the history of human civilization. This seems more comparable to the moon landing or LHC Higgs-Boson discovery. Challenging to pull off once, and the next steps seem to increase exponentially in man-power and cost.
- scottlocklin 7y agoI think the proper analogy is controlled nuclear fusion, which google is also dabbling with.
- yters 7y agoThose haven't really brought us much benefit. The benefit to effort relationship seems to be inverse.