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If you could send a book back in time for a person to read, what book would it be and who would be the recipient? (programming.dev)

submitted 8 months ago by ICastFist@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] 342345@feddit.de 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Some people are just one hit wonders, so it could be für nothing. But it would be worth a try.

It's definitively better than to give the idea of nuclear fission to Henry Cavendish in 1766. Right now we live in the sweet spot between discovery and... broad practical application.