• Question: Who would you consider the unsung hero of scientists?

    Asked by acidvirain to Ben, Jony, Mark on 24 Nov 2011.
    • Photo: Mark Basham

      Mark Basham answered on 24 Nov 2011:

      hi acidvirain,

      Not sure if they are too unsung, but the guys who developed the internet are top of my list. Basically the ability to communicate science easily has been the key driving force behind a huge about of scientific discovery.

    • Photo: Jony Hudson

      Jony Hudson answered on 24 Nov 2011:

      Good question!

      I’d say it’s all the people who don’t do the really exciting experiments that revolutionise how we think about the world, but instead do all the boring stuff like measuring the properties of chemicals, and tabulating the size of atoms! Their work isn’t earth-shattering in itself, but without it none of science could be done.

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