http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/23/u-s-invest-in-exiled-scientists/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:53:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/23/u-s-invest-in-exiled-scientists/comment-page-1/#comment-1047407 Roflcopter Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:28:33 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/23/u-s-invest-in-exiled-scientists/#comment-1047407 Sounds like a cynical comment to the tides of war and depression which happened in the early half of the 20th century. True, but cynical... Sounds like a cynical comment to the tides of war and depression which happened in the early half of the 20th century. True, but cynical…

]]> http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/23/u-s-invest-in-exiled-scientists/comment-page-1/#comment-1047337 Blurgle Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:59:14 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/23/u-s-invest-in-exiled-scientists/#comment-1047337 France, the UK, Canada, and Australia, and to a lesser extent South Africa and New Zealand, all had growing universities that were looking to hire these refugees. The US wasn't the only country in the world with universities and research facilities, even back then, and a bonus would have helped attract the best and brightest. France, the UK, Canada, and Australia, and to a lesser extent South Africa and New Zealand, all had growing universities that were looking to hire these refugees. The US wasn’t the only country in the world with universities and research facilities, even back then, and a bonus would have helped attract the best and brightest.

]]> http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/23/u-s-invest-in-exiled-scientists/comment-page-1/#comment-1047336 Adrian Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:22:24 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/23/u-s-invest-in-exiled-scientists/#comment-1047336 Or wait a dozen years and grab loads of them for no cost at all. Or wait a dozen years and grab loads of them for no cost at all.

]]> http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/23/u-s-invest-in-exiled-scientists/comment-page-1/#comment-1047325 Stannous Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:49:12 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/23/u-s-invest-in-exiled-scientists/#comment-1047325 A Billion dollars in the middle of the depression? I'm not sure but I think they'd do it for a safe, clean bed, a lab, and a chance to apply their theories. Who knows, they might even come up with something... A Billion dollars in the middle of the depression?
I’m not sure but I think they’d do it for a safe, clean bed, a lab, and a chance to apply their
theories. Who knows, they might even come up with something…

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