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  • In Defense Of Polymaths

    harvardbusiness.org 1 week, 3 days ago

    Polymath is one of those words more likely to show up on the SAT than in everyday conversation. But the reason we don't use the word much these days has less to do with vocabulary than it has to do with practicality: there aren't a lot of polymaths around anymore. In case you don't have your pocket dictionary handy, a polymath is a person with a wide range of knowledge or learning. Think people like Leonardo da Vinci (artist and helicopter designer ), Benjamin Franklin (founding father, inventor, and all-ar

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A polymath is a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas. In less formal terms, a polymath may simply be someone who is very knowledgeable. Most ancient scientists were polymaths by today's standards.

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