Maybe, but also our technological environment may very well be influencing how we think. We are certainly striving to solve a plethora of scientific and techni

Maybe, but also our technological environment may very well be influencing how we think. We are certainly striving to solve a plethora of scientific and technical problems, but we are left to wonder on what kind of problems we are missing out on. Other preeminent scientists were famous not to be desperately connected with the rest of the community and reaching results in a particular "calm" environment -- the most famous of which is Einstein working in the Swiss patent office.