Hard to disagree with that. We stand on the backs of giants.
I have a Sony reader loaded with a bunch of free books (thanks Google Books) those books are loaded with good, factual information.
Just in case there's an 1817 solar flare event, lightning strike, or EMP event.... I store it, and the solar charging system in a Faraday Bag.
Good to have a few million words of wisdom tucked away, including geology and plant identification for my area.
/johnny
/johnny