My favorite materials-science/engineering conundrum is the medieval cathedral. The only reason those gorgeous cathedrals are still standing is because the builders had no knowledge of material strength, so the cathedrals are so overbuilt that they stay up for centuries; however, that also means that massive amounts of time, labor, and resources were diverted from things like making homes for people to live in. So the question is this: Should resources have been wasted a thousand years ago so that we can have beautiful cathedrals today, or should they have engineered buildings that wouldn't last as long but would leave resources left over for the benefit of the masses? If you ever get to visit Ireland, go to Dunbrody Abbey to really get an appreciation for this question. It's a gorgeous ruin of a gorgeous abbey, but it's a ruin because the stones were used to make all the houses in the surrounding area. Ask yourself: Are you sad that this historical and artistic treasure has been half torn down, or are you happy that all the regular folk have houses to live in?

@HinduBoy

2 жыл бұрын

The conundrum is that these folx be using imported / industrial "Mats" to keep us dependent on huge companies and keep us ignorant to the materials that are viable all around us

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@CBSUnstoppable

3 жыл бұрын

Us too!

Thank you for posting this. Really inspiring

what was her academic journey to become a material scientist.

@ricardomedinaacosta1243

11 ай бұрын

Long story short, structural engeenering and PhD in material science and engineering

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