Scientist Definition and 208 Threads

Hello all, I am looking for anyone who has had experience entering the sciences/ physics + mathematics fields after having finished a bachelors of arts degree. Currently I am on the road to law school, but for various personal reasons (re: Sagan-esque philosophical realizations) I've decided...

Can the name of the scientist who discovered the concept of a collapsing universe, also known as a 'Big Crunch', be posted in this thread?

hello every1, From a very small age, i had a vision in mind to bcome a scientist, researching in physics. From time to time, Different parts of physics were adored by me. From cosmology, astronomy to quantum physics, I've always wanted to leave a mark in all of those fields. But when i...

A prof. says "Don't be a scientist." http://wuphys.wustl.edu/~katz/scientist.html This scared the daylights out of me. I want to be a scientist, confoundit! In the article, Dr. Katz of Washington University in St. Louis (a tenured physics professor) pretty much says that everyone...

Hi...I am from India...am doing my B.E(2nd yr) in Mechanical but my real interest is in astrophysics...or physics in general...what further studies should i pursue to become a research scientist in say NASA..?? Plz do reply!

http://spacescience.arc.nasa.gov/staff/chris-mckay We're spending a weekend with him (as part of a summer program)

Can a physicist work at an aerospace company?? If yes, which companies offer such jobs?

Hello everyone! I hope this is the correct spot for this question. Basically I was wondering who exactly can call themselves a scientist? I have several co-workers who have degrees in Environmental Science. We do not work in that field though. And during several debates - one in which they were...

My current circumstances do not permit me to get an undergraduate major in either of those three, though in grad school I'll probably take up one of those three. I would like a list of mathematical topics I should be well acquainted with to do any of those three in graduate school. I'm planning...

I want to have some career advice from you all, let me first start with my background... I graduated from a BME program, and finished a PhD in MRI last year. I am currently a Research Scientist at a hospital. After working for almost a year, I found myself lacking ideas in doing research. To...

I'm working half time in a neurolab, the other in a physics lab. Meanwhile I have a thesis to work on, and two offers to participate in papers (psych and neuro). So I took my family out camping this weekend instead :)

A new book in the history of science. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1594161313/?tag=pfamazon01-20 Delving into the first glimpses of physical law. The idea that nature and experience could be explained by (semi-quantitative) laws instead of by myths and gods. What is the root of scientific...

I'm currently a junior in college (in physics) but for the past half-year, I have struggled between staying in physics or switching to education to become a teacher instead (not necessarily in science, either, just elementary). My issue is... I'm not the best at physics but I enjoy it. I've...

I am thinking of going into Graduate School for science something related to mathematical ecology. I don't like engineering but I really like science and math. But I'm afraid I will be stupid and poor if I get a Phd and go into academia. I do want to use science to accomplish something in the...

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/03/05/exclusive-nasa-scientists-claims-evidence-alien-life-meteorite/". Snippet:

A lot of people say that it isn't credible. See http://www.reddit.com/r/Physics/comments/ftid2/has_anyone_else_noticed_an_unusually_large_number/ for example. But that being said, I still think that the vast majority of its articles are credible. It didn't even post yesterday's "bacteria...

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/03/05/exclusive-nasa-scientists-claims-evidence-alien-life-meteorite/ When you consider the intergalactic scale and that there are something like 3x10^24 stars it seems so probable that life would exist--even in more complex forms. I heard that other labs...

http://wuphys.wustl.edu/~katz/scientist.html" I'm an undergrad, getting ready to start taking physics classes next year. My interests lie in astrophysics, mostly. I have always thought that being a professor was the career for me. I know I wouldn't make as much money in this field as I could...

No scientist has ever seen an electron... No scientist has ever seen an electron but yet believe in its existence. An intelligent but superstitious man advances this analogy to argue that ghosts exist even though no one has ever seen one. How will you refute his arguement? Is the statement...

Does anyone have any experience with the military officer candidate school career path for physical scientists? I would like to put my physics B.S. to use, but I don't think I can get into a graduate program. I also don't want to join just to get shipped into a combat zone. What's it like?

Conal Mc Beth, also known as Dr. Holocaust on stage, performer, comic book author, science popularizer, physicist, computer programmer, and electronics engineer builds a steel armored hybrid powered limb suit that uses motors controlled by switches built into the suit that respond to his muscle...

http://bigthink.com/ideas/25265

How to be a highly-qualified A.I scientist? hi all, i am a freshmen Computer Science student at a community college. i am trying to be an A.I scientist in the future. How do I need to prepare to become a top-notch A.I scientist since the beginning?

Me and a friend are going to start a socialist movement in my country. He is going to be a sociologist and i wana become Electrical Engineer. He is more oriented in social sciences, he sucks at math, physics and chemistry and he dosent like it. I really like science and that's what...

I've heard a lot of good things about the field of materials science, and the work being done seems really cool to me. But I'm wondering what a working materials scientist actually does. Does it use a lot of math and physics? Is it mostly lab work? Is it more qualitative? The reason I ask...

Thinking about becoming an Air Force Scientist after college. I just want to know everyone's opinions.

So, I've come up with what I think is a pretty darn neat idea for my Burningman project, but the technical implementation thereof is what I'm getting hung up on. The reason? ...It involves things I conceptually understand, but have never implemented on an applied basis- like...

From a very very brief http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18612-knowing-the-mind-of-god-seven-theories-of-everything.html?page=1"of seven competing theories for a Theory of Everything: from New Scientist: 15:33 04 March 2010 by Michael Marshall 1. String theory 2. Loop quantum gravity...

@admin: Sorry if this is supposed to be in some other forum. If this is in the wrong forum, feel free to move it I want to get a science magazine that centers around math, physics, and engineering. After looking on a few websites "New Scientist" seems interesting. Does anyone have an opinion...

An Iranian nuclear physics scientist has been killed in a remote-controlled bomb attack in the Iranian capital, Tehran. Dr. Massoud Ali-Mohammadi, a lecturer at the Tehran University and a staunch supporter of the Islamic Revolution, was killed in booby-trapped motorbike blast on Tuesday...

how would i go about becoming a scientist? or even a Electronics Technician. i am in grade 10, What courses would i need to take? I also would like to know of what importance credits, degrees and diplomas are. kthnxbye

Roughly how much does a Cern physicist or other scientist make each year?

What famous scientist reminds you of yourself?

I was just reading this post : https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=337568&highlight=aerospace+engineering+physics+double+major "What does an aerospace engineer actually "Do"". I'm pretty much back and forth between physics and aerospace as a major, or possibly both (I'm a junior so...

Can a modern scientist be religious or even have a religion?

I am in a community college taking certificate classes because i need to start earning money urgently and won't be able to afford a 4-year college in the near future. Yet I know physics and math to a fairly high extent and I have 2 theories/inventions. I can't afford to patent those things...

For me it's a toss up between Paul Verhoeven & Stephen Hawking. Verhoeven because with his PhD in Mathematics in Physics he's gone on to make some of the most entertaining films of the 20th century. Starship Troopers, Total Recall, RoboCop; awesome movies, I know lol. Hawking because...

Did any scientist do experiment to prove that current measurement changed the past with time stamps on both current and past events? I mean with clear time stamps showing the the past event happened earlier(as proof from a strick time stamp), and it must not be possible to happen if the...

A typical Scientist trying to get Standard Model to work. http://home.comcast.net/~erica.ramsey/StandardModelAndScientists.jpg

So I was letting my mind wander freely for a moment and I thought about something. Amongst all of my friends I am the most frank. I always say what's on my mind, and I'm not afraid to tell someone the truth, even if it might hurt. I attribute this to being in science. It's just our way of...

Although I'm sure i might change my mind, i want to become a rocket scientist. Though i have a few questions: 1.Where would be a preferable place to work 2.where would be a good place to live- nice house, good schools, and low crime rate 3.what will my salary look like If you know any answer...

thread title... is an Engineer a scientist?

Hi to you all! I don't remember the name of a scientist of late '800, who said that we were arriving to the end of the physics, because just little experiments to solve, and then we would have known all about the physics. But that little experiments would have originated QM and relativity...

Link: http://www.santafenewmexican.com/HealthandScience/LANL_scientist_makes_radio_waves_travel_faster_than_light Is this true ? Can radio waves or light really be send faster than light using a rapidly spinning magnetic field ? Sorry if there already was a thread about this, I couldn't...

Do you need a PhD after your name to be a scientist?

Legendary Climate Scientist Says "Last Chance" to Stop Global Warming WASHINGTON - Exactly 20 years after warning America about global warming, a top NASA scientist said the situation has gotten so bad that the world's only hope is drastic action. James Hansen told Congress on Monday that...

I would like to subscribe to a magazine that will get me a some science reading appropriate to my level. Do the above two magazines require specialist knowledge of any subjects, and which would be better for a physics undergraduate?

can anyone tell me if there's any particular event which happened in the past which helped shape the creative and childlike mind of famous scientist, thx.

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=self-experimenter-chemist-explores-new-psychedelics" I'm pretty sure that I'd be in jail if I tried following in this guy's footsteps.

Most of the great scientists I have seen.. are men who have strong belief in God. So is it common for all scientist to give up on the ultimate truth and accept that the occurrings in this universe are controlled by an almighty?