tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456393083435915421.post7695783463157234437..comments2023-10-29T07:19:26.701-04:00Comments on Nerd Thoughts: My problem is that I want to know everythingMollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09744956325584738361noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456393083435915421.post-90818222318952103922012-01-27T22:59:32.604-05:002012-01-27T22:59:32.604-05:00One of my all-time favorite novels is The Mysterio...One of my all-time favorite novels is The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne. 600ish page coda to both The Children of Captain Grant and 20000 Leagues under the sea, but that's not important. One of the main characters is an engineer-- and he knows *everything* : zoology, botany, chemistry. What animals are good to eat, what plants have medicinal use, how to make nitroglycerin to remove that pesky cliff. I sorta miss the concept of an era where everything was actually learnable, because everything was such a smaller concept.Chris Ellmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09577537444151375237noreply@blogger.com