Which inventors are overrated?

If you had remained silent, you would have remained a philosopher.

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Often, you grab your head and ask yourself, "Why didn't I think of that?" I felt the same way. The secret of many inventors is that they have a very broad knowledge base and are able to combine and relate a wide variety of subject areas. Some things were even invented in dreams, because our brains never rest. That's how you recognize true nerds, and a little autism is part of the traits of some inventors. That's what distinguishes a true inventor from a copycat. Some inventions seem simple when you see them. But I still take my hat off to people who sat down and invented the wheel, the spear thrower, or the bow and arrow. Unfortunately, we'll never meet them. These days, most inventions are "developments." We have a saying on the wall at our company: "Everyone said, 'That can't be done!' Then someone came along who didn't know that and just did it!"

P.S. Movable type printing existed in ancient China before Gutenberg. But their writing system was simply too complicated to produce the technological breakthrough we have here. Besides, Gutenberg was one of those nerds who improved every little detail until it worked perfectly. Even the ink formulations needed to print at different humidity levels, temperatures, and on different papers.