• Question: If you could meet a scientist that is no longer living who would you meet and why?

    Asked by Mayo to Ashley, Bernard, Carsten, MariaMagdalena, Monique on 12 Nov 2015. This question was also asked by Nat612.
    • Photo: Monique Henson

      Monique Henson answered on 12 Nov 2015:

      I think every time I answer this question I have a different answer! I might go for Clyde Tombaugh, who discovered Pluto. I’ve always heard a story (I don’t know how true it is) that he was so well-liked in the astronomical community that they waited until after he’d died to reclassify Pluto as a planet (so it wouldn’t upset him). If it’s true, then he must have been a pretty nice guy, so I would like to meet him.

    • Photo: Ashley Hughes

      Ashley Hughes answered on 12 Nov 2015:

      I would like to meet Darwin, I love the era and enjoy reading historical fictions about the age of sail. I also love culture and he had met lots of them first hand! I think many scientist would be cool to meet for science reasons but Darwin would be cool to have a pint with and chat about experiences generally, also it would be nice to show him just how far “his” theory on evolution has come.

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