> they did send spies and it was also forbidden to bring back those machines home but the germans certainly didnt lack the scientific method. francis bacon invented the modern scientific method. germany and france, at this time, were still locked in a quasi spiritual ethical philosophy and rationalism, this prevented them from advancing scientifically. > in fact germany was called the nation of thinkers and poets. of ethical philosophy, which was a problem. even to this day, germans are still a bit backwards scientifically compared to the anglo states.
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