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Fascinating article. It really gives a great feel for how real breakthroughs are made. And it shows what kind of environment is necessary: But beyond the com
by jderick 18y ago
Fascinating article. It really gives a great feel for how real breakthroughs are made. And it shows what kind of environment is necessary:
But beyond the comment that “molecular-scale electronics” would be interesting and that we should try to have something useful in about 10 years, I was given carte blanche to pursue any topic we wanted. We decided to take on Moore’s Law.
There aren't many places today where that kind of research is going on. Maybe successes like this will remind some of those in a position to make a difference what kind of commitment is required to discover truly revolutionary ideas.
- nihilocrat 18y agoYou see the same sort of environment revealed in the "good old days at Bell Labs" that was posted a few days ago.