The Author brings up an important point about classified research. He says he is pretty sure all his work is gathering dust somewhere. Now, one can build of h

The Author brings up an important point about classified research. He says he is pretty sure all his work is gathering dust somewhere. Now, one can build of his work. Mathematical and scientific research is a gradual, incremental process. Rarely are there breakthrough moments where an entire discipline of research leaps forward. When no one can build off of other's research, progress stagnates and little to nothing is accomplished. I am pretty sure government's have been stifling research in the areas of cryptography, nuclear chemistry, and optics. And this is unfortunate because as a society we are probably missing out on a lot of new technologies that could be really beneficial.