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> The USA did quite well in applied research before the federal government became the dominant source of funds. For my own curiosity, when did that transition

> The USA did quite well in applied research before the federal government became the dominant source of funds. For my own curiosity, when did that transition occur?

vuln 2y ago
1950 according to wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Science_Foundation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Science_Foundation
tomrod 2y ago
DARPA, ARPA-H, etc.