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Re:Monumental advance in number theory posted to the ArXiv b... by inamberclad on Monday November 07, 2022 @10:21PM (#33515559)
Agreed, it feels like the days of maverick engineers leading huge efforts is mostly over. Will there be any more Kelley Johnsons, or Gene Kranzs in our lifetimes?
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Re:Monumental advance in number theory posted to the ArXiv b... by zip1234 on Monday November 07, 2022 @11:06PM (#33515772)
Tools can be used for this purpose. New tools can unlock new abilities for engineers. I’m not sure if it applies to math but I don’t have any reason why it shouldn’t.
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Re:Monumental advance in number theory posted to the ArXiv b... by colordrops on Monday November 07, 2022 @11:09PM (#33515784)
Engineering is different from math. A large part of the reason why engineering innovation is lacking in a particular field is due to entrenched players, heavy bureaucracy, and government regulation, for instance with spaceflight and EVs.
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Re:Monumental advance in number theory posted to the ArXiv b... by ciphol on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @01:54AM (#33516578)
There is still plenty of amazing engineering going on, for example EUV development at ASML.
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