re: Under Miles, How Did This Team Go 2-2?

Suppose a "rocket scientist" that helped land a man on the moon as an OUTSTANDING scientist stayed exactly where he was insofar as knowledge, approach, etc.


That dude, once the leading authority, walking into the SpaceX control room today would be of very little use.



It is not that the dude wouldn't WANT to help or that he was suddenly "dumb". It is simply that the TECH passed him by and he did not adapt to today's computers, etc. If he is told that he "has to get his calculations out faster"...he wouldn't suddenly be able to operate the computers. He would try HARD to use that slide-rule faster and use his LED calculator that doesn't even have trig functions to help with his hand calculations.


He was just passed by. It was his fault for not keeping up with the changes. But, nothing more he can add.

Now, make that guy the Manager and he forces the guys who DO understand the computer tech of today to use slide-rules...and he gots to go.