What is Scientist?
[[File:MargueriteSChang1973.jpg|thumb|right|A middle-aged scientist wearing a lab coat and glasses, working with chemistry laboratory equipment.]] A '''scientist''' is a person who studies or has mastered the field in [[science]]. A scientist tries to understand how our [[world]], or other things, work. Scientists make [[observation]]s, ask questions and do extensive [[research]] work in finding the answers to many questions. Scientists may work in [[laboratory|laboratories]] for [[government]]s, [[company|companies]], [[school]]s and [[research]] [[institution]]s. Some scientists [[Teaching|teach]] at [[university|universities]] and other places and [[Training|train]] people to become scientists. Scientists often do [[experiment]]s to find out more about reality, and sometimes may repeat experiments or use control groups. Scientists who are doing [[applied science]] try to use scientific knowledge to improve the world. Scientists use the [[Scientific method]] to test theories and hypotheses. == Types of scientists == Scientists can work in different areas of science. Here are some examples: * Scientists that study [[physics]] are [[physicist]]s. * Scientists that study [[chemistry]] are [[chemist]]s. * Scientists that study [[biology]] are [[biologist]]s. * Scientists that study [[Rock (geology)|rocks]] are [[geologist]]s. * Scientists that study [[Plant|plants]] are [[Botanist|botanists]]. * Scientists that study [[mind]]s are [[Psychologist|psychologists]]. * Scientists that study [[farming]] are [[Agriculture|agricultural]] scientists. ==Related pages== {{commonscat|Scientists}} *[[History of science]] *[[List of scientists from Africa]] *[[List of scientists from Asia]] *[[List of scientists from Europe]] *[[List of scientists from North America]] *[[List of scientists from Oceania]] *[[List of scientists from South America]] {{science-stub}} [[Category:Scientists| ]] [[Category:Science occupations]]