I agree. I think that by the end of the Third Age, the Elves were a bit leery of anything technological or avant-garde. Fëanor's crafts and methods were avant-garde, and look where that got him. He became a murderer, betrayer, and all-round loony. (I still love him! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]) Celebrimbor's desire for technological/scientific advancement (according to the Elves) got him involved with Annatar's schemes, and ultimately, resulted in the destruction of Eregion, and the near-loss of the Grey Havens. I don't think the Elves would forgive technology/science that easily, especially since it took the majority of their heroes away.
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But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.
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