Communications on a National Project
3/7/2004
3:55 PM
Paul,
I would recommend more funding for more research, but I
wouldn't recommend a Manhattan-style project because I think that the money
would be largely wasted.
The Manhattan project during WW II had a clearly defined goal
and a solid scientific foundation to support it. The task was primarily a very expensive engineering job.
Right now, the goals are not defined, and the science
consists of a mass of half-baked ideas. It is premature to pour billions (or
even multi-millions) into such a mess.
> "is anyone close to being able
to get the
> notion of a National Manhattan like
project
> taken seriously?"
Even though I would love to get more money for research
myself, I could not seriously recommend such a project.
John