The Samy MySpace worm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samy_%28computer_worm%29
EverCookies: http://samy.pl/evercookie/
SkyJack: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyJack
And so much more... http://samy.pl/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samy_Kamkar
SkyJack is a drone engineered to autonomously seek out,
hack, and wirelessly take over other drones within wifi
distance, creating an army of zombie drones under your
control.
No authentication or encryption is used by the Parrot
to secure the connection with the pilot.
I guess these are the type of guys that would start to approach the definition of a modern polymath maybe?
Not saying he is one necessarily (or that he isn't), but what would examples of modern polymaths are there? considering a lot of the fields to be mastered need enough detail and knowledge that it seems hard to find one.
[1] http://gingerybooks.com/I think a modern polymath could look a bit different than the ones in the classical sense. To be able to make contributions to the fields you mentioned, I guess you would need more years of study than anyone could dedicate to, just because those fields seem to be very hard, especially considering the degree at which nowadays we would consider someone proficient in any of these.
Well, I'm not sure, I'm actually wondering. For your particular definition, or something close to it, who would you say it gets close?
https://www.youtube.com/user/bkraz333 http://benkrasnow.blogspot.com/
Most people always think of the usual guys when talking about polymaths, and it seems like modern ones are never mentioned.