From the book about the physicist Feynman - is the translator not frightened, is it a magnificent example of technical snobism:
When I studied at MTI, I was only interested in science; I did not get anything else. However, in MTI there was a rule: it is necessary to pass several humanitarian courses to become more "cultural". In addition to the required English course, there were two other elective courses, so I looked through the list and immediately discovered astronomy – as a humanitarian subject! That year, astronomy saved me. The following year I went down the list, past French literature and similar courses, and found philosophy. I could not find anything closer to science."