Who would you nominate in their stead? Is there some other organization that both a) attracts people as smart as the ones at Google and b) attracts as many sma

Who would you nominate in their stead? Is there some other organization that both a) attracts people as smart as the ones at Google and b) attracts as many smart people as Google does? What I'd love is a list of organizations that have been the Smart People Magnet throughout history: NASA during the space race, the IAS during the Einstein/Von Neumann era, Florence during the Renaissance, etc.