Yeah, people say that a lot. Then again, nobody knows the “what if” to compare it to. Like, how many brillant inventors were slaughtered in the trenches? What could’ve universities researched were they not bombed or shut down? I feel like we would’ve had crazy more cool inventions already ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
War is generally terrible for the advancement of theoretical science (because researchers get drafted & murdered, “pure” research budgets are diverted to the military) but great for the development of pre-existing theoretical science into new technology
Yeah, people say that a lot. Then again, nobody knows the “what if” to compare it to. Like, how many brillant inventors were slaughtered in the trenches? What could’ve universities researched were they not bombed or shut down? I feel like we would’ve had crazy more cool inventions already ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
War is generally terrible for the advancement of theoretical science (because researchers get drafted & murdered, “pure” research budgets are diverted to the military) but great for the development of pre-existing theoretical science into new technology