JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months agoIf a person from 1700 asked you your job, would they understand your answer, and if not, how would you explain it to them?message-squaremessage-square367fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareIf a person from 1700 asked you your job, would they understand your answer, and if not, how would you explain it to them?JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square367fedilink
minus-squareBallShapedMan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agoI’m a math nerd at the head of a math department for a big company. Pretty sure they still stoned math nerds to death then so I’d lie.
minus-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Baroque_Cycle Great books about math nerds in the 1700s. Surprised you never heard of it, Newton is a major character.
minus-squareBallShapedMan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agoLol damn, clearly timelines aren’t my jam.
I’m a math nerd at the head of a math department for a big company. Pretty sure they still stoned math nerds to death then so I’d lie.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Baroque_Cycle
Great books about math nerds in the 1700s. Surprised you never heard of it, Newton is a major character.
Lol damn, clearly timelines aren’t my jam.