Let's assume say a handful of key domains (as in bio-medicine, computing, energy...

yubblegum 83 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: How the U.S. became a science superpower

Let's assume say a handful of key domains (as in bio-medicine, computing, energy, etc.) are there in a modern society. This gives roughly around 600 new innovations in a given top level domain (say biology) every year.