Jewish achievement in the hard sciences has gone done drastically.
The reason is that for Jews coming over from Europe, there was a kind of synergy between Reason and Revelation. This was based to a large degree on European Jew's respect for Maimonides and the general Mediaeval approach which saw a strong connection between faith and reason. So there was plenty of motivation to see great good in STEM.
The reason is that for Jews coming over from Europe, there was a kind of synergy between Reason and Revelation. This was based to a large degree on European Jew's respect for Maimonides and the general Mediaeval approach which saw a strong connection between faith and reason. So there was plenty of motivation to see great good in STEM.