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The gurus never took an EE course.
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dastructhm:
Paul Horowitz
Jim Williams

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geniuses?

https://youtu.be/iCI3B5eT9NA
 
 
ataradov:
Horowitz got a Ph.D in physics from Harvard. Why would he need to take an EE class?

None of those people are geniuses, they were just good at what they were doing. There are a ton of people like this.
fourfathom:

--- Quote from: ataradov on August 23, 2022, 05:12:50 am ---None of those people are geniuses
--- End quote ---
Do you know this for a fact?  Perhaps they are / were.  Regardless, yes, there are many successful people who haven't taken the prescribed path to get to where they are.   It seems that they tend to be smarter than average (but I don't know *that* for a fact.)

I've often wondered what drives people to become engineers.  I'm not claiming to be a genius, but I did get in through the back door, so to speak.
ataradov:
It depends on the definition of a "genius", I guess. They did not do anything exceptional. At least not that I can see. With a bit of initial fame, it is easier to get more famous. There were plenty of excellent engineers that just worked on stuff and did not stick out. And I personally  refuse to worship people just because they have more recognizable names.
fourfathom:
I kind of worship Shannon.  And I would say that Williams' output and influence was exceptional (but not uniquely so).  Otherwise I agree with you.  And there are plenty of unsung heroes out there.
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