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It doesn't have to be an argument of belief; real-world examples will suffice. Every person I can think of who was a profoundly influential inventor, scientist
by tomhoward 8y ago
It doesn't have to be an argument of belief; real-world examples will suffice.
Every person I can think of who was a profoundly influential inventor, scientist or company leader has had some notable personality idiosyncrasies.
Think: Nikola Tesla, Edison, Einstein, Newton, Howard Hughes.
I'm happy to hear of counter-examples.
- thesz 8y agoHere's one: http://www.korolev-s-p.ru/sp11.htm http://www.korolev-s-p.ru/sp11.htm (in Russian) Sergey Korolyov, the "father of cosmonautics", when asked about his biography, directly instructed the writer to write about hundreds and thousands of scientists, engineers and workers that made conquering the space possible. After WWII, no less, to boot. From what I get, he was very humble and humane. And he was influential inventor, scientist and company leader, all at once. Richard Feynmann is one other example. But I believe you will find something in him you would consider idiosyncrasy.
- varjag 8y agoKorolyov was also quite an asshole when he had to be. He worked his engineers hard, he did not mince for words of criticism. The facilities under his supervision widely used prison labor. Feynman now has a rep of womaniser and mysoginist. Hell, people tell about personal flaws of Gandhi and MLK. It's part of the package.