The unpaid debt
12/04/2007 | Cooper, Leon N
nature physics | VOL 3 | DECEMBER 2007 | www.nature.com/naturephysics, 824-825
Fundamental research can yield unforeseen benefits of great value for society, but often this happens only many years after the initial breakthroughs have been made. Can society find a way to pay back this debt?
Fundamental research can yield unforeseen benefits of great value for society, but often this happens only many years after the initial breakthroughs have been made. Can society find a way to pay back this debt?