A fork of Rural Dictionary
According to Hollywood, a person wearing a white apron and glasses, who can accomplish any scientific or technological task in a relatively short period of time.
Evil leader: "Is the fusion machine ready?" Subordinate: "Not yet sir, but we'll get more scientists and finish on schedule."
A free-thinking idividual that applies rules of logic, reason and experimentation to see how the world works, i.e a type of philosopher.
an individual who aplies the realms of mathematics and the sciences to do things that are difficule without ever knowing why. a scientist will never care about science ever benefiting humanity, only advancing science for the sake of science
don't be a scientist, be an engineer.
A song by British band Coldplay about love lost; features lead singer Chris Martin playing the piano. "The Scientist" is off their album "A Rush of Blood to the Head", released in 2002.
Coldplay's "The Scientist" is my favorite song to date.
A person who is able to use the words "horrifying" and "fascinating" in the same sentence, unironically.
As a scientist, I find the mindset behind *insert cultural atrocity* both horrifying and fascinating and I want to study it.
A natural philosopher. Perhaps some of the some most important people ever. Where would we be without them? We wouldn't even have urban dictionary without them. Who would save the earth if it were on the brink of a nuclear holocaust? An artist? Nope, don't think so.
Scientists improve the world and you know it, bitch.