As a protest regarding stepping through the calculations -- physics or mathematics -- a student would invariably say "well, we have calculators now!"
As my own rejoinder, I alluded that Einstein literally created the modern age with a pencil and wads of crumpled paper in a German patent office. See: Annus Mirabilis Papers. He often described himself has having the stubborness of a mule.
It would appear the modern age forward will be further impacted by pencils and stubborness...
Scientific American: Graphene: The Pencil Material That Will Revolutionize Our Lives
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