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by thebigwinning
1100 days ago
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> mathematicians I see that differently. Mathemticians often come into a field that's complex and filled with fudge factors and layers of engineering and make it clear and simple. See the history of electrical engineering in the 20th century. |
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Engineers take their work and figure out how to make it last 100k hours and be made of cheap pot metal and plastic and be a drop-in replacement for the previous thing, and to be safe if someone misuses it, how to make it with existing production lines, what extra features could be added cheaply, etc.
Modern tech couldn't exist without both(Even if they can sometimes be the same person), but usually neither side is all that excited about the other's work, if everyone is getting along they seem to just recognize the value in it but be glad they get to stick to their side.
When they don't get along the mathematicians are like "Wow, why are you adding this useless stuff" because they don't realize the extra feature only costs 2 cents a unit and doesn't add much weight, and the engineers are like "Why do we even need those number poets" forgetting that their whole job is using their stuff.