TIL: Wittgenstein studied aeronautics and once taught Turing
fkasummer · x · 2026-10-15
A piece of tech-circle trivia: philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein studied aeronautics engineering in his early years and even taught Alan Turing. A fun crossover fact often shared to highlight the blurry boundaries between philosophy, math, and engineering.
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