Thats possible. The 1800s and early 1900s were a time of immense scientific and economic growth, so there was a lot of innovations happening. We are STILL in a

Thats possible. The 1800s and early 1900s were a time of immense scientific and economic growth, so there was a lot of innovations happening. We are STILL in a time of immense scientific growth, IDK about economic, but it feels like a lot of the limelight these days are on celebrities and politicians. "celebrity x did this scandal!" "This is Politician X's opinion on this other thing! Everyone is the state of Wyoming is offended by it!" Basically the point I am trying to make is, due to just how exaggerated our news is, its hard for us to find people that are actually making headwind. There is just too much noise right now. Personally, I try to sound out all the click-bait BS I can, and focus on hearing about people that are actually achieving something. I suspect that we won't hear the stories of men like this commonly for some time to come. Even at the time, Tsiolkovsky wasn't exactly a household name.