• Question: which scientist gives you inspiration, do you look up to any scientists?

    Asked by amygreenee to Rowena, Roy, Nicola, Kieren on 10 Mar 2014. This question was also asked by hannahlittleee, , .
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      Rowena Fletcher-Wood answered on 10 Mar 2014:

      I suppose the most inspiring scientist for me was my year 10,11 and 13 chemistry teacher. She was awesome. She made me determined to study chemistry at university even though I didn’t know what to do next.

      I don’t look up to any scientists because I don’t like the idea of “admiring” or “idolising” people. I think everyone is equal, even if we aren’t all equally good at science :P. If I admire something its a study or a theory or a text book of theirs rather than the person themselves.

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      Nicola Rogers answered on 10 Mar 2014:

      I admire some of the scientists in the Chemistry department where I did my PhD… specifically there are a few (although not very many!) incredibly clever and interesting chemists working there, who are so brainy, and yet so humble. I admire how they have progressed through their academic careers without being unpleasant bosses, without becoming really arrogant and obsessed with self-importance.

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      Roy Adkin answered on 13 Mar 2014:

      Hi Amy,
      Sir Patrick Moore. He was amazing. Enthusiastic, brilliant, knowledgeable, communicative, a fantastic presenter and all ’round boffin. He was a true eccentric scientist the like of which we will never see again. If I could be even a scintilla the scientist (and gentleman) he was I would be over the moon! 🙂

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