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None, we remember thinkers, not engineers. They will remember Einstein and Newton and Aristotle, just like we do.
by tus666 4y ago
None, we remember thinkers, not engineers.
They will remember Einstein and Newton and Aristotle, just like we do.
- trinovantes 4y agoI'd say Einstein is remembered today because his name is ingrained in our pop culture and is effectively an adjective for being a genius. I doubt many people outside of STEM even know who Newton or Aristotle is. Personally I doubt any name will be remembered a thousand year from now amongst the entire population.
- missedthecue 4y agoEveryone learns about Newton and the apple tree in elementary school.
- c0balt 4y agoYep, and everyone learns about lots of history, math and other stuff. But if you don't use it regularly and, e.g., work as chef in a restaurant, you might/ will forget a lot over time.
- cosmodisk 4y agoThere are plenty of engineers that will stay in history forever but obviously they aren't as popular as some thinkers.
- tus666 4y agoName one. Actually I can - Brunel who built much of Victorian Britain, but only because I have a specific interest in that and he may well be the most famous engineer in history. I suppose Da Vinci is kinda sortof an engineer, but he was a visionary thinker engineer not a bridge builder. And he kind of painted the Mona Lisa too.
- amohajerani 4y agoWow, that was profound. You are a thinker my friend.
- tus666 4y agoActually I am an engineer.