> Carl Remick wrote:
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>> How come Americans get all those patents and Nobels?
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> This is too big a topic for one (over)post, but I think you’re
> staring at a rearview mirror, Doug.
Carl's right, Doug. Even according to establishment US sources - 1. There was a big NYTimes piece summarizing the evidence of a rapid fall in number of USer patents, Nobels, papers in scientific journals- Monday, May 3, 2004 "U.S. Is Losing Its Dominance In the Sciences" By William J. Broad - it costs money to get it from the NYTimes site now so no URL; and 2. Business Week and LATimes pieces at a Canadian site that collects useful establishment press articles <http://quicksitebuilder.cnet.com/supfacts/id465.html> But in military tech US remains No1 by far and away.
john mage