The us government particularly the Us military has been responsible for quite a significant amount of scientific breakthrough, either through their ability to c

The us government particularly the Us military has been responsible for quite a significant amount of scientific breakthrough, either through their ability to coordinate human resources and material resources towards a particular end point or their large possession of the later. Sadly or Happily capitalism in particular venture capital investments in startups has largely surpassed them regarding the material resources part of the equation in recent times but they still suck significantly at the human coordination aspect of things.