Keep in mind, Burke said it was dangerous to say this is impossible. Miller did not agree with that--he thinks it's impossible. When you are able to view Miller's article in Best magazine, you will see that he very carefully connects all of his ideas the patent description. But does that patent contain the secret sauce?
Keep in mind we're talking about an incredible innovation if it comes to fruition. Of course people are going to say it's impossible because it's never been done before.
I've dabbled in the history of philosophy and history of science. I'm a fan of Collingwood but credit for his way of thinking often goes to Thomas Kuhn. What often happens in periods of tremendous innovation is an abandonment of the accepted assumptions of the day. An innovator adopts a new set of assumptions and proceeds to carry out the logical investigation of the implications of those assumptions.
This is not something that is always well known to academic scientists. I'm sure I'll catch a heap of ridicule for that view but it won't sway me one bit. The compartmentalization of academia is a view I hold strongly. It enables many things but it also stifles many things.
