Frazz by Jef Mallett for December 02, 2012
December 01, 2012
December 03, 2012
Transcript:
Caulfield: Somebody had to discover you could do it. Why not the smartest man in history? Frazz: I'm fine with your theory. Just stop calling my idol Leonarmpit Di Vinci.
@Nabuquduriuzhur: Yes, Hero’s steam engine worked, but it couldn’t actually do anything. It’s never been anything more than just a nifty toy, and bears essentially no connection at all to Watt’s steam engine (which could actually do many practical things). If you want to idolize Hero for anything, it should be his work in geometry: He still wasn’t the greatest at that, but he did at least make real practical contributions there.