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They were simply trying to create a system by which large expensive mainframes used by defense analysts in the government and large research universities could communicate with each other.
FORBES: A Teachable Moment Courtesy Of Solyndra
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Inevitably the large but limited public funds disbursed to research institutes and universities would become bones of political contention, attracting courtesans, lobbyists, and consumers as only a large honeypot of dollars does.
FORBES: Big Science, Big Government
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But policymakers have also begun to realise that world-class universities produce a disproportionately large share of cutting-edge ideas and research.
ECONOMIST: The best is yet to come