You can still impress the Jerry's-material-engineering-feats angle upon your son. Obviously, Jerry did what it took to master material engineering, regardless what subjects he majored in, or taught. The fact that he didn't get a degree in engineering takes nothing away from the accomplishment of designing INFI, nor the material engineering and metallurgy expertise which went into it. Undergraduate schooling in a field isn't the only legitimate way for people to learn and excel in a field.
For example, Ansel Adams studied to be a concert pianist, before becoming a household name as a landscape photographer.
Few people end up pursuing careers in the fields in which they majored, anyway. My ex got her undergraduate degrees in Renaissance art history and botany, before she ended up becoming a medical doctor. My other closest friend majored in theater arts, before starting her career as an accountant. My brother also majored in theater arts, before he built up his business doing computer repairs and I.T. I have a friend who majored in organic chemistry, and became a teacher; another friend who majored in botany, before he became a nutritionist; a friend who majored in geology, psychology, and business, before becoming a Pulitzer prize winning journalist; a friend who majored in physical education before founding a software company specializing in cryptology; and so on.
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