Comment Comment by urthor I reference Alan Kay, who's spent 50+ years complaining Xerox Parc only happened when they wrote a GIGANTIC cheque. Then forgot about them.Good science basically requires atrocious amounts of money, to quite a small number of people.None of the scrabbling for $200,000 grants for a researcher, 4 grad students, and some beakers.Try 5 million 1970s dollars for a couple of dozen of the best and brightest.There's no doubt at all. The physical sciences have always been, and always will be, an enabler of income inequality. parent urthor 4 years ago
Good science basically requires atrocious amounts of money, to quite a small number of people.
None of the scrabbling for $200,000 grants for a researcher, 4 grad students, and some beakers.
Try 5 million 1970s dollars for a couple of dozen of the best and brightest.
There's no doubt at all. The physical sciences have always been, and always will be, an enabler of income inequality.