Except that statement wasn&#x27;t about Dyson:<p>&gt; It’s important to have heroes. For me, Frank Whittle is just that. He was an intuitive engineer who amazingly got things right the first time, and had extraordinary foresight.<p>In fact, Dyson even emphasizes embracing failure rather than &quot;getting it right the first time.&quot;<p>&gt; For an engineer, that means sketching, prototyping, and testing. It’s not a linear process, but a cycle of failure which means that problems are solved properly (even if it takes longer).