Sentence:  Their kind created an American culture superior to any in the world , an industrial and technological culture which penetrated Russia as it did almost every corner of the earth without a nickel from the Federal treasury or a single governmental <WSD>specialist</WSD> to contrive directives or program a series of consultations of interested agencies . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning