> None of the bedrock game-changer research from that period - EM theory, thermodynamics, radioactivity, QM, relativity, the original discovery of DNA - was fun

> None of the bedrock game-changer research from that period - EM theory, thermodynamics, radioactivity, QM, relativity, the original discovery of DNA - was funded by corporations. Ever heard of the Solvay conferences? While not embedded in one company, these confs were definitely sponsored by an industrial. And strongly impactex 20th century advancements in physics. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solvay_Conference https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solvay_Conference