Science has always been a human endeavor. The politics around mid-20th century physics is a similar minefield.<p>However, it&#x27;s far more pure, than, say, typical SV venture capital.<p>Lander is widely known for being both a scientific and political heavyweight. He knows how to gain power, knows how to wield it, and uses it both to serve scientific goals and his own.<p>Such use of power has pushed forward science to some degree by allowing considerable economic resources to be applied in a focused manner. But it gets used for other purposes too, because Lander is still a human, and still makes mistakes.