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Facts about Scientists
1 – There are over 7 million scientists in the world. In the US alone, there are around 450,000 scientists and engineers working in medical research and development.
2 – The average salary of a scientist is $75,000.
3 – The word “scientist” was first used in 1834 by William Whewell and comes from Latin words meaning “knowledge” and “study of.”
4 – Albert Einstein is one of the most famous scientists of all time; he was German-born but later became an American citizen when he moved to Princeton University.
5 – Marie Curie is another famous scientist who won two Nobel Prizes for her discoveries about radiation. Marie Curie became famous when she discovered two new elements- polonium and radium- as well as discovering that radiation can kill living organisms (including humans).
She died at 67 years old after a lifetime studying radioactive substances that she handled without protection because they were not yet known to be dangerous.
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6 – Charles Darwin’s theory on evolution has been proven true through scientific evidence found since his death in 1882 and today it is still an important part of biology classes around the world.
7 – Scientists are people who have a curiosity about the world. There are many different types of scientists, including chemists, physicists, biologists, and more.
8 – There is a strong correlation between religion and occupation for scientists – more than 50% identify as atheist or agnostic.
9 – A scientist named Richard Feynman invented “sticky notes” by accident when he spilled his coffee on an important piece of paper.
10 – More than half of all scientists work for private industry rather than universities or government agencies.
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11 – Women make up less than 30% of the total number of scientists in the world.
More women are becoming scientists each year – but they still only account for about one-third of all working scientists around the globe.
12 – In 1620 Issac Newton published a paper called “The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy” which is considered one of the most important scientific books ever written.
13 – Albert Einstein’s theory on relativity has shaped our understanding of space and time for the last century.
14 – Isaac Newton developed the theory of universal gravitation and invented calculus which is still used today in many fields like engineering and physics.
15 – Biologists study living things like plants and animals to learn how they grow and interact with their environment.
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16 – Chemists investigate substances found on Earth to determine what they’re made up of and how they interact with each other.
17 – Chemists have been called “alchemists” before they were given their own category in science.
18 – There are three main branches of science which include natural science, social science and formal science.
19 – DNA was discovered by American biologist James Watson and English physicist Francis Crick in the 1950s.
20 – Jane Goodall is a British ethologist who is famous for her long-term research on chimpanzees in Tanzania. She was the first person to observe chimpanzees creating and using tools.
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21 – Anyone who wins a Nobel Prize is called a Nobel Laureate.
22 – Most people assume that Leonardo da Vinci was just a famous artist but he was an incredible scientist too, fascinated with flight and studying the human body.
23 – British scientist Stephen Hawking is famous for his work on black holes and his book “A Brief History Of Time.”
24 – Over the years, over 900 scientists and 27 organizations have won a Nobel Prize
25 – When he died Albert Einstein’s brain were given to scientists to investigate for future research.
