I think you are correct, in fact this is common, at least to historians. It doesn't take many generations for knowledge to be lost. Look at how much is reinvent

I think you are correct, in fact this is common, at least to historians. It doesn't take many generations for knowledge to be lost. Look at how much is reinvented and rediscovered every so many years in computer programming :) http://www.ams.org/mathmedia/archive/03-2007-media.html http://www.ams.org/mathmedia/archive/03-2007-media.html There is also thought to be connections between ancient Taoist texts and physics.