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Sometimes I wish I had started/completed my Chemistry PhD 4 decades ago, about the right time for a Nobel... Instead I wrote code the whole time. No Nobel for
by coldcode 5y ago
Sometimes I wish I had started/completed my Chemistry PhD 4 decades ago, about the right time for a Nobel...
Instead I wrote code the whole time. No Nobel for that.
- strikelaserclaw 5y agothere are probably tons of people who completed a chemistry phd in that time frame who will never get a nobel.
- BurningFrog 5y agoIf we assume the average weight of a scientist is 80kg, there are 12.5 chemistry PhDs in a ton.
- belval 5y agoIn this case "a ton" is an understatement, getting a Nobel requires the right mix of excellent research, significant discovery and a healthy dose of luck/timing. Inverting the comment that you were replying to it's akin to saying "I wish I had finished my software engineer degree and made a billion dollar startup instead of getting a chemistry PhD".