Where are today’s Newton and Einstein?
ºÚÁÏÉçÇøÍø philosopher Iskra Fileva argues that the present time is one of great achievements without outstanding achievers
We produce nothing if not academic papers. There are millions of academics in the world, and every year, they publish millions of articles. Some of the new work is good—and some, very good. Yet it is difficult to point to anyone after Einstein who has done somethingÌýoutstanding, something likely to be remembered for centuries. I am not the first to observe that our time can boast no Darwins, Newtons or Galileos. It is as though humanity, somehow and for some reason, can no longer birth great minds. But why? Did our talent well run dry?
It may be supposed that in lamenting the current state