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> "emigrated to the United States in 1943" It's always sad hearing about great minds who fled Europe shortly before or during World War II. It's a reminder of
by bmmayer1 10y ago
> "emigrated to the United States in 1943"
It's always sad hearing about great minds who fled Europe shortly before or during World War II. It's a reminder of all the great minds whom we lost in the last war, and of how destructive war is to technological and human progress.
- aj7 10y agoI read a few articles on that website specified by the post and I was very happy not to be a contemporary Hungarian, both from a current problem, and political philosophy point of view.
- szemet 10y agoThere were only a few times in history when it was good/safe to be hungarian - and this meme has a long tradition in hungarian thinking. Just read the national anthem. (It is written in 1823 but it could be easily extended with events from the last 190 years...) http://lyricstranslate.com/hu/himnusz-national-anthem-hungary-hymn-rough-centuries-hungarian-people-national-anthem-hungary.html http://lyricstranslate.com/hu/himnusz-national-anthem-hungar...
- dexterdog 10y agoAnd unfortunately how constructive it is to technological process at the same time which is one of the justifications.
- bmmayer1 10y agoTechnology is gained but so much intellectual capital is destroyed. And there's no good A/B test with war to see how much technological progress would have been gained from the intellectual capital if it hadn't been destroyed.