They're also possibly playing the safe game and just chasing ideas that they know will get them grants rather than having the true freedom to experiment. In the

They're also possibly playing the safe game and just chasing ideas that they know will get them grants rather than having the true freedom to experiment. In the times of the World Wars and Cold War I'm sure there was a lot of room to experiment wildly and potentially waste time/money as that was the risk trade-off taken in such desperate times.