3 ms·See: early space programme when the the US realised it was behind where Germany had been.by adhesive_wombat 4y agoSee: early space programme when the the US realised it was behind where Germany had been.JackFr 4y agoSee: Samuel Slater sneaking out of Britain to Rhode Island after memorizing the construction details of Arkwright's water frame.cptskippy 4y agoI wouldn't consider whispering German scientists away to the United States as copying, it seems more like theft.