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Most physicists have not read the Principia. But the contents of it have been deeply ingrained in every physics curriculum in the world. When work truly is fou
by scott_s 11y ago
Most physicists have not read the Principia. But the contents of it have been deeply ingrained in every physics curriculum in the world.
When work truly is foundational, it actually becomes the foundation of curriculums, and it's not necessary to read the original to learn its material. It is perhaps interesting, or even enlightening, but not necessary.
- sanderjd 11y agoThank you, was going to say this as well. I read (some) Claude Shannon in my degree program, but I remember thinking how cool it was to see its influence on all the other stuff I'd learned from textbooks and lectures, rather than thinking, "wow, this is all brand new!".