When you were studying, why did you want to be a scientist?

Question: When you were studying, why did you want to be a scientist?
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Asked by Sania Randhawa to Monique, Carsten, MariaMagdalena on 19 Nov 2015. This question was also asked by Spoon, 835tntd32.
- Monique Henson answered on 19 Nov 2015:
  
  I enjoyed physics at A-level, so I figured I may as well continue doing what I loved. That led me to a degree, which I also enjoyed. I took the same approach then and decided to carry on doing what I like doing, so now I’m here doing my PhD.

Question: When you were studying, why did you want to be a scientist?