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nottorp
8 months ago
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I just want to code (2023)
Related: Historically, most "universal men" that greatly advanced science before the last 1-2 centuries were independently wealthy.
PhilipRoman
8 months ago
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This also depends heavily on the field, some sciences need particle accelerators and mass spectrometers, meanwhile we can get by on a $200 pc and free wifi. This means you can bypass a lot of traditional university/lab structures.
nottorp
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The point is not that they could afford expensive tools.
The point is that they did their research sort of "for fun".
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