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Summary:Examines the creative,unconventional world of venture research and the committed individuals hooked on pursuing it. Finding the money to fund such research is difficult because grants normally go to projects that are readily categorised and have obvious commercial benefits. Suggests that many of the pioneers of science,ancient and modern,would never receive grants today.
Description:Examines the historical prescedent and recent interest in 'venture research',and asks how it can be managed for maximum impact.