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by anaganisk 1643 days ago
Funny how people without aeronautics degrees built first rockets. Degree is just a paper that certifies you. There are many people i know that acquired more knowledge outside than their classes. Don’t compare graduates with people fresh out of boot camp. There are people who never stop learning after boot camp, they build skills over time and can even surpass “degree” holders. But like i said, if that paper certifies and allows you to become lawyer great, but that doesn’t mean a person who spent 4 years studying law is any different.
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> "Funny how people without aeronautics degrees built first rockets."

Goddard and von Braun both had a PhD in Physics. Yeah, funny, isn't it?

Lol the first rockets were built in China and were pioneered by Tipu Sultan in India, guess not all knowledge is college taught.