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WWII had a massive impact on advancing science. Funding and fear of extinction is a good combo to advance science.

• fuzzfactor 4y ago
  You'd be surprised what can be accomplished without funding, and with the goal of recovering from complete disasters which have already been devastating. It would help having new institutions grown from seed completely outside the current academic paradigm. Which train those having the highest aptitude to focus way more of their valuable time on the science rather than eminence or politics. You've got to be willing to do 100% of the work to realize 10% of the progress. Indefinitely. That's why it's called a laboratory. Everything else other than labor is secondary and you need the most brilliant people at the bench. Indefinitely.