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In the current economy the funding of these types of projects is usually not the bottleneck. It's finding the people and achieving the actual scientific / engin
by jcfrei 5y ago
In the current economy the funding of these types of projects is usually not the bottleneck. It's finding the people and achieving the actual scientific / engineering breakthroughs. The marginal return on more money is pretty insignificant for that. If you just threw a ton of money at it much of it would probably be splurged or straight away misappropriated. Then you'll get a whole lot of terrible press, undermining other scientific funding and putting the politicians reelection at risk.
- mchusma 5y agoI don't believe that is true. This famous chart shows funding levels versus requested since the 1970s: https://images.app.goo.gl/58YdLFt7R9uY8dyR6 https://images.app.goo.gl/58YdLFt7R9uY8dyR6 The much maligned prediction that fusion is 30 years away was always anticipating stronger financial support.
- pomian 5y agoThanks for that chart. Maybe famous, but first time I've seen it. It's a bit pathetic. And explains a lot about progress.