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I don't really think of science and engineering as an alliance game. This article does bring to light the fact that 1. (as Kelly mentions) it is not prudent/convenient to work alone on projects. 2. It suggests that alliances and group members are not permanent, and that in order for progress to really be made, the invention must withstand weak alliances falling through etc. It is a political game. This reminds me of Edison's Menlo labs - He had already gotten the wealthy investors from previous inventions and had built good alliances and had appropriate resources - like fellow engineers and scientists to work with, but also MONEY to make the process easier. I think one thing that wasn't necessarily stressed when talking about alliances is that funding is also key to success as an inventor of new technologies. | I don't really think of science and engineering as an alliance game. This article does bring to light the fact that 1. (as Kelly mentions) it is not prudent/convenient to work alone on projects. 2. It suggests that alliances and group members are not permanent, and that in order for progress to really be made, the invention must withstand weak alliances falling through etc. It is a political game. This reminds me of Edison's Menlo labs - He had already gotten the wealthy investors from previous inventions and had built good alliances and had appropriate resources - like fellow engineers and scientists to work with, but also MONEY to make the process easier. I think one thing that wasn't necessarily stressed when talking about alliances is that funding is also key to success as an inventor of new technologies. | ||
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| + | Bruno's article made me realize that we have advanced so far. As stated in the article, the idea of running a telephone line from the West Coast to the East Coast was almost an impossible feat. We can just jump on the internet now and with the help of social networking we can keep in touch with a blink of an eye. Just to think, that establishing communication few kilometers was a great accomplishment. -Paul Kim | ||
