• Question: who was the first scientist ?

    Asked by crazydaisy2006 to Chris, Hayley, Jimi on 17 Mar 2016.
    • Photo: Jimi Wills

      Jimi Wills answered on 17 Mar 2016:


      A difficult question…

      the term scientist is quite recent… some time in the 1800s.

      before that we were called Natural Philosophers (which is why we get a PhD instead of a SciD)

      The first official natural philosopher was Jacopo Zabarella in 1577

    • Photo: Hayley Moulding

      Hayley Moulding answered on 17 Mar 2016:


      Science has been around for agesssssssssss. I think the first scientist was the first ever person. We are all really curious and want to know answers. All that is what scientists do. Officially, probably that guy that Jimi has said is around about the first scientist though!

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