The irony is that he was himself instrumental in bringing about an era of far greater intellectual and scientific specialism, as technical advances pushed more and more disciplines out of the reach of the intelligent layman and amateur.
Ang bakal ay kanyang sarili na siya ay nakatulong sa pagdadala tungkol sa isang panahon ng malayo mas intelektwal at pang-agham pagdadalubhasa, bilang teknikal na pagsulong hunhon more at more disciplines out ng maabot ng isip lego at apisyonado.