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→A new theory of abstract science
Thus, in the Ayn Rand system, "spinoffs" are the natural product of any research program, and are in fact its ''object.'' Rand refused to distinguish between "pure" and "applied" science. She reminded her readers rather sharply that even "pure science," in the hands of the government, often finds very dire applications.
Thus, in the Ayn Rand system, "spinoffs" are the natural product of any research program, and are in fact its ''object.'' Rand refused to distinguish between "pure" and "applied" science. She reminded her readers rather sharply that even "pure science," in the hands of the government, often finds very dire applications.
In fact, John Galt imitates another very prolific inventor in American history: [[Thomas Edison]]. Edison invented the mechanical stock ticker, sold the rights to it, and used the proceeds to build a laboratory. He gathered a staff of experimenters. Their ceaseless experiments, under his guidance and supervision, produced the plethora of inventions history credits him with, from recorded [[sound]] to the first electric lamps. John Galt simply applies Edison's laboratory and business practice at a more abstract level than Edison dreamed of working at, and achieved breakthroughs of which Edison could scarcely dream as a result.
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=== Defensibility ===