1. When you hear the word “scientist” what do you envision?
When I hear the word “scientist”, what I picture is an individual conducting practical experiments and also proving theories with the endeavor of advancing the field of science and the world at large. However, I also picture both aspects of science encompassing the scientists that wish to make the world a better place, for instance, preserving the earth and also advancing scientific theories as well as the scientists that use knowledge for negative purposes such as creating bombs and viruses.
2. Discuss at least three characteristics of your vision of a scientist
One of the characteristics of my vision of a scientist is having had formulated and developed a scientific theory that had massive impact. A second characteristic of a scientist is someone who is extremely smart and intellectual and lastly I consider scientists to be revolutionary.
3. Which famous people or characters from the media come into your mind? What characteristics do they have in common?
With the visualization of the term “science”, there are different famous people and characters from the media that come to mind. One of them is Albert Einstein who is considered to be one of the most renowned scientists in the world. Einstein is celebrated for coming up with the formula relating both mass and energy E = mc2, which is also considered to the most prominent equation in the world. A second character from the media is Stephen Hawking. Hawking is very well known for his advancements in the theory of relativity and in the field of quantum mechanics. He is all the more known for his remarkable battle with ALS that has progressively made him become paralyzed....
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