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I'd argue that. Because what has Musk done for the "good of the species"? I mean you have guys like Fritz Haber, whose Haber-Bosch process is responsible for
by bena 5y ago
I'd argue that.
Because what has Musk done for the "good of the species"?
I mean you have guys like Fritz Haber, whose Haber-Bosch process is responsible for the production of nearly two-thirds of the world's foodstuffs and literally feeds half the world.
Or Stanley Norman Cohen, father of genetic modification. Whose patents touch nearly every other biological field today. You literally cannot calculate the number of lives he has potentially saved.
- consumer451 5y agoThose are great examples which are certainly currently higher-ranked. I suppose the argument for Musk would only make sense in a few decades, if climate change was catastrophic and he could be credited with something like advancing electrification by 10 years, and a Mars settlement was bustling. Then maybe he could be up there with the greats.