While the benefits of basic research are unapparent initially, history has shown that many unexpected discoveries await those that are patient and persistent enough to ignore the naysayers and just experiment.
From the US space program that lost its' way and impetus, but still produced a myriad of consumer products to many other basic physics research efforts that produced microelectronics to nano technology.
Good luck and keep on going, if Congress hadn't pulled the plug on Magnetic Fusion Research with the MFTF (Magnetic Fusion Test Facility at Lawrence Livermore Labs)in the 1970's we could be energy independent today. Ah, but the oil company lobby money ruled the day then, and still does.
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