[xenophonf]

Basic research is the foundation of all engineering. You can't design things without understanding how the universe works. If you need examples, look no further than to particle physics, which has had a huge influence on medical imagery since at least the fluoroscope.

[kazinator]

All things hitherto designed have been designed without a complete and truthful understanding of the universe. If we go back in history, we find examples of useful inventions that were produced amid a rather poor understanding. Levers and inclined planes were produced without knowing anything about basic arithmetic, let alone physics.