BNW6 - Super-Strings

On page 80 of Brave New World, a single word popped out to me - "superstring." Yes! As this book is a science-fiction book, many physics references are made. This word really got me thinking though. The society they live in isn't really all that advanced. They still use helicopters, airplanes, taxis; they still use fossil fuels for their energy; they don't have any real scientists. Normally a society this far in the future would have mastered the use of renewable energy - particularly solar energy. They would be able to colonize Mars, and travel throughout the solar system. Then why, nearly 500 year into the future of our world, are they stuck on simple machines and not advanced theories such as relativity and super-string theory? I will tell you why! Yes, everybody is "happy" in this society. But that requires conditioned responses from childhood and a happy drug. These leave no room for real scientists. Nobody can think completely clearly; and therefore, no real advancements are made. So, yes, everyone is happy now. But wait until the world uses up its supply of coal and oil - how will the society continue? Scientists can't be conditioned - the only way to let a real scientist work is to let him think of whatever he wants. This would jeopardize the "stability" of the society. While it may seem like an ideal utopia right now, it is destined to collapse.