My point it is there can never be a Bell Labs again. Very few organizations have the resources to fund basic sciences and have all the talent they had under on

My point it is there can never be a Bell Labs again. Very few organizations have the resources to fund basic sciences and have all the talent they had under one roof. Some argue that you can again, but I just don't see how it is possible. See, e.g., http://www.amazon.com/The-Idea-Factory-American-Innovation/dp/0143122797 http://www.amazon.com/The-Idea-Factory-American-Innovation/d...