• Question: do all scientists have to invent some thing

    Asked by munaiba to Dalya, Derek, Sarah, Tim, Tom on 14 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Tim Millar

      Tim Millar answered on 13 Jun 2011:

      No, The only thing you have to be inventive with is your ideas

    • Photo: Derek McKay-Bukowski

      Derek McKay-Bukowski answered on 13 Jun 2011:

      No. Some scientists invent things, others observe things, or experiment with them, or simply try to understand them.

    • Photo: Dalya Soond

      Dalya Soond answered on 13 Jun 2011:

      No, you don’t have to invent anything but hypotheses.

    • Photo: Sarah Thomas

      Sarah Thomas answered on 13 Jun 2011:

      No you don’t have to invent things. Science is more than just technology.

    • Photo: Tom Crick

      Tom Crick answered on 14 Jun 2011:

      No — but an innovative idea or solution to a problem can be classed as an invention!

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