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If a person from 1700 asked you your job, would they understand your answer, and if not, how would you explain it to them? (lemm.ee)

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[–] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Lol damn, clearly timelines aren't my jam.