New ideas just aren't generated uniformly at a rate of say, 0.001 per person per year.
They are generated by highly educated people with genetic ability, who also have the means for a stable adulthood and at least a modicum of free time to develop their curiosities.
Not to mention the means to go into science. Very frequently another industry will pay more, and that person never becomes a scientist/researcher.
They are generated by highly educated people with genetic ability, who also have the means for a stable adulthood and at least a modicum of free time to develop their curiosities.
Not to mention the means to go into science. Very frequently another industry will pay more, and that person never becomes a scientist/researcher.