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First name that comes to mind overall: Neil deGrasse Tyson. Nerds should understand that having great communication skills is paramount. IMHO he's better than C
by dyingkneepad 5y ago
First name that comes to mind overall: Neil deGrasse Tyson. Nerds should understand that having great communication skills is paramount. IMHO he's better than Carl Sagan, exactly because of his communication skills.
Donald Knuth. First Computer Scientist that comes to mind.
Bonus: there's a chance Alan Turing could still be alive today and had advanced Computer Science much more if it weren't for stupid homophobia and distorted religion shit.
- pestaa 5y agoInteresting comparison to Carl Sagan, because no matter how little I know about a topic, Carl can put it in terms I can understand even in my sleep.
- dyingkneepad 5y agoYes but he has a very 'nerdy' tone and attitude that turns a lot of non-nerdy people away. Compare it with Neil deGrasse, which is always clear and simple too but also sounds like he's just another normal guy. He doesn't give the same vibe as Carl Sagan at all. I don't know, this is just how I view it, and my view may be influenced by the fact that I'm not a native English speaker.