His grandfather, Syed Barkat Ahmed (died 1928), and his father, Syed Muhammad Ahmed (died 1932), both were expert in eastern medicines and polymaths appointed as special physicians to the nawabs of Tonk.
Another connotation of the word 'hakeem' denotes a person with great knowledge, a philosopher or a polymath.
A true
polymath whose curiosity and passion demonstrates what human nature can become.
The study concluded that organizations need specialists, generalists, and polymaths but that "both breadth and depth of expertise are required to effectively convert inventions into commercially successful products that bring sales and value to the organization.
The combination of breadth and depth (polymath) of expertise creates the most valuable inventors that have established a record for effectively converting inventions into commercially successful products.
Polymath as icon -Polymaths, or persons with wide-ranging knowledge, are driving the
Polymaths, some recent articles have lamented, are "an endangered species".
Ideally, and if they were being strictly truthful, most businesses in our industry would love to employ crea- tive parrots, not polymaths. That is to say, individuals who can do roughly the same thing and generally repeat the same tricks, day in, day out.
In presenting the award, activist Todd Stiefel (Stiefel Freethought Foundation) referred to Graffin as a
polymath and fondly recalled slam dancing with his kids backstage at the Reason Rally during Bad Religion's performance.
The initial spurt of learning gives out, and the expert is left, like an animal, merely defending his territory," according to British polymath Robert Twigger.
Does this mean that specialists become executors of the polymath's innovations?
The
Polymath Project is a good example of how research takes place in this new era of networked science.
The zenith example of the value of interdisciplinary studies is the
polymath: the Renaissance Man or Woman.
Jonathan Williams (1929-2008): Poet, Publisher,
PolymathFRANCIS GALTON (1822-1911) was a distinguished
polymath who made major contributions to a variety of intellectual fields.
