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Asked by bryony123456789 to David, Helen, Ian, rhysphillips, Sarah on 13 Jun 2011.
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Rhys Phillips answered on 11 Jun 2011:
That’s difficult – I’m certainly not a scientist because I want to be famous. But I enjoy spreading the word about science and in particular the research I am involved in and I guess ‘fame’ would help with that.
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Ian van der Linde answered on 11 Jun 2011:
Working in a University, the way that a scientist becomes “famous” among other scientists is to do something new and exciting and then either write an article about it for a science journal, or present it as a talk at a science conference. The ultimate fame for a scientist is something like a Nobel prize (depending on their subject area). To be famous to non-scientists requires that the work you have done is so interesting that everybody wants to know about it. That might be fun, but the main reason I work in science to satisfy my own curiousity!
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David Corne answered on 11 Jun 2011:
No no no no no! It’s not about knowledge – not for me, anyway. It’s about creativity and ideas, and, mainly, what yobu DO to try to find out the things that you don’t know. I would like to be well knownfor having interesting ideas, and designing or discovering useful new things.If I am remembered only for getting 100% on a science test, that’s no use to anyone at all. If I’m remembered for doing things that get asked about in a science test, then that’s different.
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Helen Fletcher answered on 12 Jun 2011:
ok, ok, I shamelessly admit I would LOVE to be remembered as a clever scientist. Maybe I could get a University prize name after me “The Fletcher memorial prize in infectious disease immunology” … no?
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Sarah Cook answered on 13 Jun 2011:
I don’t have a burning ambition to be a famous scientist but I do want to be successful in my chosen career.
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