The controversy of Alexandria

[TimCookAppleCEO]

Hi there,

Do you think that the destruction of Alexandria's library led to significant problem for academics?

[ro901]

I don't know anything about this.

[Falconer02]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Alexandria

I think every time something like this happens, society can suffer indefinitely. The dark ages are a more recent example of what goes down when culture and education just vanish.