<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishWalikuwa wametafuta katika ulimwengu mwingine na nyakati nyingine mtu yeyote mwenye sifa ya kuwa mjenzi, mhandisi au mjenzi wa kipaji, bila kuchunguza uwezekano wa kupata jibu.  <response>: They had sought through other worlds and ages for anyone with a reputation as a builder, engineer or construction genius, without screening the probability of finding an answer. 