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In 1957, engineers left Shockley Semiconductor to found new firms. About how many companies eventually trace their roots to those founders?

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Israel (~5.4% of GDP)

Which country spends the largest share of its GDP on research and development, at about 5.4%?

Israel invests more of its economy into R&D than any other country, driven heavily by its tech and defense sectors.

Source: Wikipedia, Research and development (2022) en.wikipedia.org

about $937 billion

Total US spending on research and development reached about how much in 2023?

That figure combines government, industry and university research spending across the whole US economy.

Source: Wikipedia, Research and development (2023) en.wikipedia.org

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