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German chancellor Angela Merkel has a PhD in physical chemistry.
Chinese president Xi Jinping has a BS in chemical engineering. (Former president Hu Jintao has a BS in Water Conservancy Engineering.)
Former prime minister of Japan Yukio Hatoyama has a PhD in industrial engineering.
Former president of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has a PhD in civil engineering.
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In the US, not only the presidents, but also most of the other top officials have no training in science or engineering? Maybe the department of energy is an exception.
German chancellor Angela Merkel has a PhD in physical chemistry.
Chinese president Xi Jinping has a BS in chemical engineering. (Former president Hu Jintao has a BS in Water Conservancy Engineering.)
Former prime minister of Japan Yukio Hatoyama has a PhD in industrial engineering.
Former president of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has a PhD in civil engineering.
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In the US, not only the presidents, but also most of the other top officials have no training in science or engineering? Maybe the department of energy is an exception.
The US has had two engineer-presidents: Herbert Hoover and Jimmy Carter. That suggests that it's not a good idea to have an engineer in the White House.
The US has had two engineer-presidents: Herbert Hoover and Jimmy Carter. That suggests that it's not a good idea to have an engineer in the White House.
Is it because ambitious men are pushed to non-engineering fields?
Reagan wasn't a scientist but he played one on TV...
Anyway, what is it about the job that makes you think it requires a science degree?
It does not require any degree. But people with different education background certainly think and behave in different ways. So it is an interesting topic.
One of my hypotheses is, US politics requires the leaders to be very good talkers/actors. Engineers and scientists are usually bad at this.
It does not require any degree. But people with different education background certainly think and behave in different ways. So it is an interesting topic.
One of my hypotheses is, US politics requires the leaders to be very good talkers/actors. Engineers and scientists are usually bad at this.
Engineers tend to also have a very black and white view of the world, which is not conducive to political leadership.
German chancellor Angela Merkel has a PhD in physical chemistry.
Chinese president Xi Jinping has a BS in chemical engineering. (Former president Hu Jintao has a BS in Water Conservancy Engineering.)
Former prime minister of Japan Yukio Hatoyama has a PhD in industrial engineering.
Former president of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has a PhD in civil engineering.
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In the US, not only the presidents, but also most of the other top officials have no training in science or engineering? Maybe the department of energy is an exception.
I'd rather have one of those than some lawyer trained to obfuscate.
Off the top of my head I can name President Hoover(mining engineering), President Carter(nuclear engineering), and the Democratic Party since 1964 (social engineering).
Is it because ambitious men are pushed to non-engineering fields?
It's because most intelligent people have no interest in entering the slimy world of politics.
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