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"What happened to the Milanese Leonardo?" Just for the sake of argument, I can think of some counterexamples: Archimede living in Syracuse (not exactly the math
by tyn 18y ago
"What happened to the Milanese Leonardo?"
Just for the sake of argument, I can think of some counterexamples:
Archimede living in Syracuse (not exactly the mathematics and engineering capital of the ancient world),
Einstein in Bern, Bobby Fischer in NY (and not Moscow).
I'm sure you can find many many more.
- pg 18y agoSyracuse was in fact probably the richest and most sophisticated city in the West at the time.
- tyn 18y agoWhat happened to the other Syracuse geniuses, then? Now it gets more complicated. I think that the article's argument apply more to some fields (e.g. painting, cinema) than others. IT is probably one of these other fields (Guido van Rossum comes to mind here).