Rocket Scientist: You Do Not Have to Be Extremely Intelligent to Understand This


10 September 2006

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rocket scientist. . . "  Americans hear these words often. People say them in schools, offices and factories. Broadcasters on radio and television use them.

rocket scientist to learn this," he says.

rocket scientist to understand this."

rocket scientist to see that our soap cleans better," the company says.

rocket scientists.  For example, a person who speaks and reads fifteen languages, or a medical doctor who operates on the brain.

rocket scientist is a different kind of hero. He or she makes space travel possible.

Rocket scientists, however, can have problems just like everyone else.

rocket scientist tells about a launch that was postponed many, many times. Finally, everything seemed right.  Mechanical failures had been repaired. The weather was good.

rocket scientists enjoy their jobs. One scientist said, "As a child I loved to build rockets. Now I am grown. I still love to build rockets. And now I get paid for it."


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