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Not "largely" but rather "initially". IC development was probably accelerated by missile development, but it's difficult to say by exactly how much.
by InclinedPlane 13y ago
Not "largely" but rather "initially". IC development was probably accelerated by missile development, but it's difficult to say by exactly how much.
- abalone 13y agoHere's a quick overview of the history of ICs. It gives many strong examples of how DARPA propelled their development and decisively rescued the U.S. industry from Japanese competition -- definitely a large role. There's really not a lot of controversy about the massive role that DARPA and other agencies play in American high tech. http://www.longviewinstitute.org/projects/marketfundamentalism/microchip http://www.longviewinstitute.org/projects/marketfundamentali...
- InclinedPlane 13y agoHold on, so you're arguing that DARPA "rescuing US industry from Japanese competition" is proof that the technology absolutely required government investment to advance it? Need I really demonstrate the fault in that logic?
- pyre 13y agoI don't know if it affects this case, but I know that the Japanese government was doing a lot to prop up their companies, so it's possible that "Japanese competition" isn't entirely private sector.
- abalone 13y agoYou just shifted the goalpost ("absolutely required"). The logically fallacy is yours. I merely claimed a "massive role," which is accurate.