[ExI] War drives innovation

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A Wired article has reminded me that it is governments & war that
drives technological innovation.

<http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/10/gadgets-the-pentagon-made/?pid=814&viewall=true>

Gadgets the Pentagon Made — From the Microwave to the New iPhone
    * By Spencer Ackerman and Noah Shachtman    October 6, 2011
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When you add in the huge wave of technology that came out of WWII, it
is really obvious.

Sure, inventions are made by genius individuals, but they sre usually
working for the government, or for organisations funded by government
money.
'Markets' are just hobbyists tinkering at the edges in comparison,
selling stuff the government invented for them.


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