n. a very intelligent person; -- used mostly in the phrases: “you don't have to be a rocket scientist to . . .” and “it doesn't take a rocket scientist to . . .”, meaning that the subject that follows is easy to understand. [ PJC ]

Scientist

n. One learned in science; a scientific investigator; one devoted to scientific study; a savant. [ Recent ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Twenty years ago I ventured to propose one [ a name for the class of men who give their lives to scientific study ] which has been slowly finding its way to general adoption; and the word scientist, though scarcely euphonious, has gradually assumed its place in our vocabulary. B. A. Gould (Address, 1869). [ 1913 Webster ]

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科学家

[科学家 / 科學家, kē xué jiā] scientist #4189

李开复

[李开复 / 李開復, Lǐ Kāi fù] Lee Kai-Fu (1961-), Taiwanese computer scientist and IT executive, from 2005 Vice president of Google and president of Google China #24132

钱学森

[钱学森 / 錢学森, Qián Xué sēn] Tsien Hsue-shen or Qian Xuesen (1911-), US trained Chinese physicist and rocket scientist, returned to PRC in 1955 as leader of rocket and nuclear projects #39504

伽利略

[伽利略, Jiā lìlu:è] Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian scientist #44417

医学家

[医学家 / 醫學家, yī xué jiā] medical scientist #51998

胡克

[胡克, Hú kè] Hook or Hooke (name); Robert Hooke (1635-1703), brilliant English experimental scientist and inventor #63949

赫胥黎

[赫胥黎, Hè xū lí] Huxley (name); Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), British evolutionary scientist and champion of Darwin; Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), British novelist #106492

地震学家

[地震学家 / 地震學家, dì zhèn xué jiā] seismologist; earthquake scientist #125539

拉瓦锡

[拉瓦锡 / 拉瓦錫, Lā wǎ xī] Antoine Lavoisier (1743-1794), French nobleman and scientist, considered the father of modern chemistry #181774

萨哈罗夫

[萨哈罗夫 / 薩哈羅夫, Sà hǎ luó fū] Andrei Sakharov (1921-1989), Russian nuclear scientist and dissident human rights activist #259708

卡文迪什

[卡文迪什, Kǎ wén dí shí] Cavendish (name); Henry Cavendish (1731-1810), English nobleman and pioneer experimental scientist #299902

杨守仁

[杨守仁 / 楊守仁, Yáng Shǒu rén] Yang Shouren (1912-2005), PRC agricultural scientist; Yang Shouren (16th century), Ming dynasty scholar #354471

高德纳

[高德纳 / 高德納, Gāo Dé nà] Donald Knuth (1938-) famous American computer scientist at Stanford University #773219

伯纳斯李

[伯纳斯李 / 伯納斯李, Bó nà sī Lǐ] Sir Tim Berners-Lee (1955-), British computer scientist and creator of the internet

伽利略・伽利雷

[伽利略・伽利雷, Jiā lìlu:è· Jiā lìléi] Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian scientist

原子科学家

[原子科学家 / 原子科學家, yuán zǐ kē xué jiā] atomic scientist; nuclear scientist

原子科学家通报

[原子科学家通报 / 原子科學家通報, yuán zǐ kē xué jiā tōng bào] Journal of Atomic Scientists

帕拉塞尔士

[帕拉塞尔士 / 帕拉塞爾士, Pà lā sè ěr shì] Paracelsius (Auroleus Phillipus Theostratus Bombastus von Hohenheim, 1493-1541), Swiss alchemist and prominent early European scientist

弗兰西斯・培根

[弗兰西斯・培根 / 弗蘭西斯・培根, Fú lán xī sī· Péi gēn] Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English renaissance philospher and early scientist

本杰明・富兰克林

[本杰明・富兰克林 / 本傑明・富蘭克林, Běn jié míng· Fù lán kè lín] Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American writer, scientist, inventor, politician and diplomat

法兰西斯・培根

[法兰西斯・培根 / 法蘭西斯・培根, Fǎ lán xī sī· Péi gēn] Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English renaissance philospher and early scientist

阿伏伽德罗

[阿伏伽德罗 / 阿伏伽德羅, Ā fú jiā dé luó] Amedeo Avogadro (1776-1856), Italian scientist, noted for contributions to molecular weight and molarity, the originator of Avogadro's number 阿伏伽德羅數|阿伏伽德罗数, See Also: 阿伏伽德羅數, 阿伏伽德罗数

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サイエンティスト

[saienteisuto] (n) scientist

マッドサイエンティスト

[maddosaienteisuto] (n) mad scientist

医学者

[いがくしゃ, igakusha] (n) medical scientist

科学者

[かがくしゃ, kagakusha] (n) scientist; (P)

核科学者

[かくかがくしゃ, kakukagakusha] (n) nuclear scientist

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