"they are offered as suggestions that occur naturally to a scientist that would wish to be helpful but they leave quite untouched the basic problems of statesmanship on which all else depends" post 1933
im not up on all the sciency stuff. though i did fall over some comments that suggested the theory was around for decades before it was built. i find the psychological anthropological cultural content to be my main interest. i cant imagine many countrys willing to throw out all their Xray MRI & ultrasound technology. i am quite fascinated by Roberts linguistic vocabulary & ability it is like listening to an artist paint a master work painting. quite inspiring with a sense of awe.
The fundamentals were coming to the surface in the thirties. By 1939 the physicists knew it was theoretically possible. The discovery of plutonium made it feasible for mass production.