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Also, WWII accelerated many discoveries in several areas of mathematics (in America, at least): statistics, optimization, control, numerical analysis. To such a
by cpp_frog 5y ago
Also, WWII accelerated many discoveries in several areas of mathematics (in America, at least): statistics, optimization, control, numerical analysis. To such an extent, that many of those discoveries are still the main object of study in their respective areas and are being extended to more general versions.
- tut-urut-utut 5y agoyeah, great, let's start a few more wars to foster progress and inventions ... /s
- lifeisstillgood 5y agoWell, how can we get the benefit of wars without the obvious downsides? Fast feedback loops, obvious win / lose results (a battle takes a few hours, you are dead or not). Randomly fire members of upper management (equivalent of organisational change by enemy sniper action)?
- esyir 5y agoThe research end wasn't really the section getting hit by sniper fire, so that bit probably won't fly.