[Potemkin]

Leonardo da Vinci. Overrrated or not?

Leonardo was great at the high-level concept, but not so hot at the actual engineering required to make his ideas work in practice. Drawing pictures of helicopters and submarines back in the 15th century was pretty damn impressive, but it didn't actually help bring those inventions closer to becoming reality by even one year.

[fuser]

Its a sign that Leonardo was actually a time traveler from 20th century.

[Besoeker]

Besoeker, Rancid was being sarcastic.

Perhaps he was trying to be..........or maybe he is just trying.

[Thunderhawk]

Leonardo daVinci created a math system for the barely/non- numerate and designed several bridges, some of which were built. If it wasnt for his art, he would be just another productive Italian scientist/engineer.

[Ganeshas Rat]

Leonardo da Vinci was a great artist of Italian Renaissance. His scientific "breakthroughs", submarines, tanks, lasers from eyes and X-ray vision are inventions of Italian nationalists of the early XIX century.

[Rancid]

Besoeker, get a grip buddy.

Also, I actually am an electrical engineer.

[Besoeker]

Besoeker, get a grip buddy.

Also, I actually am an electrical engineer.

Then you should have no difficulty in answering my question:
What would you consider "high Amps" to be?

[Ummon]

To finish my list, James Joyce, Leonardo da Vinci, Salvador Dali, and Mozart.

[Besoeker]

To finish my list, James Joyce, Leonardo da Vinci, Salvador Dali, and Mozart.

The thread title refers to scientists and mathematicians.

[Rancid]

What would you consider "high Amps" to be?

It's all relative. In the SoCs I work on, 10mA of current draw on one of the subsystems can be considered way too high. If we're talking about electric motors, the amperage that could damage it (and thus be too high) could be 10s of amps.

What's the stupid point you're trying to make so that you can feel smart? Out with it already.

You're a fairly new member to pofo. Some advice; being combative and being a general dick to everyone doesn't work here. If someone wants to list Mozart, fucking let them. With music, you can make the argument there is a very mathematical/procedural component to the composition of music anyway.

[Besoeker]

It's all relative. In the SoCs I work on, 10mA of current draw on one of the subsystems can be considered way too high. If we're talking about electric motors, the amperage that could damage it (and thus be too high) could be 10s of amps.

I think my assessment of you was correct.

[Saeko]

I think my assessment of you was correct.

Besoeker, are you smart enough to answer this question?

[Thunderhawk]

How much credit should be given to the giants who saw far, and how much to those who saw further by standing on said giants?


How much credit do we give to Newton for Gravity and how much to Kepler and others?
If Newton is to be remembered because he saw further then Kepler, then if/when a new milestone in gravity is understood in the future, shall some one else be consider the father/discoverer of gravity?
(I'm thinking Einstein, but Andre isnt here to correct us)

[Besoeker]

Besoeker, are you smart enough to answer this question?

This question being?
Ask me a direct question and I will give you a direct answer.

[Saeko]

This question being?
Ask me a direct question and I will give you a direct answer.

Guess not. Looks like my assessment of you was correct.

[Rancid]

Guess not. Looks like my assessment of you was correct.

I agree with your assessment.

[Besoeker]

It's all relative. In the SoCs I work on, 10mA of current draw on one of the subsystems can be considered way too high. If we're talking about electric motors, the amperage that could damage it (and thus be too high) could be 10s of amps.

What's the stupid point you're trying to make so that you can feel smart? Out with it already.

You're a fairly new member to pofo. Some advice; being combative and being a general dick to everyone doesn't work here. If someone wants to list Mozart, fucking let them. With music, you can make the argument there is a very mathematical/procedural component to the composition of music anyway.

You accuse me of being combatative? Yet you have the temerity to call me a dick?
Well, if that's the level of intellect that floats your boat or bloats your ego, it makes my point more eloquently than I.

Maths in music?
I suppose you could make a connection. Time signatures, the frequency of the notes in the diatonic scale........The Well-Tempered Clavier (JSB) comes to mind.
On time signatures, Take Five with Dave Brubeck is a 5/4 jazz classic.

None of that makes Motzart a mathematician. But you knew all that already didn't you?

Anyway, here is a little pic to be going on with. As you are an electrical engineer, you will obviously understand the significance of of it.



Or maybe not.

[mikema63]

Wow you really are obsessed with convincing people you are smart. I just want to let you know that you are convincing people of the opposite.

[Besoeker]

Wow you really are obsessed with convincing people you are smart. I just want to let you know that you are convincing people of the opposite.

Do you have something constructive to add on the topic other than emulating the Rancid rancid style?

[mikema63]

Do you? All I've seen you do this entire thread is try to make everybody think you're smart and to attack Rancid. Neither of which have anything to do with the topic.