Then in comparison...

When you look at what a short time it took our nation to develop technology as pointed out in the below post, one can't help but wonder why with the huge advancements we have in computers and other science why haven't we been able to solve more of our problems. Why have we not been able to come up with viable alternative energy solutions, or cures for diseases or even figure out how to fight fat. Granted there are a huge variety of products out there like Leptovox that are "fat burners" but when you look at what we accomplished so quickly years ago, at times I wonder why we have not been able to accomplish more...