. . . Lag. . . occurred between an initial discovery and its effective clinical application. We analyzed 111 such lags: 8% amounted to 0. 1 to 1 year; another 18% were 1 to 10 years; 17% (lagged) 11-20 years;. . . 39% (lagged) 21-50 years; only 18% required more than 50 years for application.
There is a vast world of work out there in this country, where at least 111 million people are employed in this country alone - many of whom are bored out of their minds. All day long.
It's no accident that Op. 111 attracts literary attention. Though it's music, it doesn't quite behave like it. It seems to be charged with meaning, to communicate in symbols, ciphers, clues.