Darren New wrote:
> Invisible wrote:
>> Mathematics fascinates me; the people who made these discoveries are 
>> rather irrelevant. Similarly for computers, physics, and many other 
>> things...
> 
> Except when they're still alive and vocally influencing your 
> professional field.
> 
> It's like saying you're uninterested in learning about the history of 
> politics, so there's no reason to know who the current leader of your 
> country is, or what wars your country is currently engaged in.

Random fact: I know who the 11th president of the USA was, but I have no 
idea what the name of the PM of the UK is...

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