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Bill Gates says government R&D is far superior to private R&D

Posted on October 26, 2015 Author admin Comments Off on Bill Gates says government R&D is far superior to private R&D

Since World War II, U.S.-government R&D has defined the state of the art in almost every area. The private sector is in general inept

See We need an energy miracle.

Now and then a government program won’t work. The vast majority of private corporate start-ups fail. Most business ventures fail.

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