Nowadays, the public knew from media coverage that Tony Stark was America's number-one genius. But in the eyes of the country's top officials, the true genius was Hank Pym.
No doubt about it, Tony Stark was a genius. Every year, he came up with weapons that were both highly destructive and suitable for mass production, making him the most impressive arms dealer in the United States. On top of that, Tony Stark was also a whiz at computer engineering. After all, not just anyone could hack the Pentagon's firewall with ease while attending college at nineteen.
Tony Stark's talent was beyond question, but compared with Hank Pym's creation of Pym Particles, everything Tony had invented was worlds apart.
Pym Particles could easily enlarge or shrink objects, and even alter the laws of physics to a certain extent.
Normally, when someone was shrunk by some unknown force, their strength would shrink too. But Pym Particles could shrink someone while letting them retain their original strength.
At the same time, Hank Pym's research into Pym Particles had shown that the Pym Particle Regulator could shrink a living creature without changing its weight, while reducing its strength by the same proportion. Alternatively, it could reduce both its weight and strength.
That was Pym Particles: they could alter the laws of physics, laws that humanity had never been able to change.
Though the number of laws they could alter was limited, and the process came with certain restrictions, these capabilities alone were enough to turn the world upside down.
This was no exaggeration; it was simply true. Just think: with Pym Particles, the efficiency of transporting all kinds of cargo could be dramatically increased. With Pym Particles, all sorts of seemingly unsolvable problems in nanotechnology could be easily overcome. With Pym Particles, one could