A comprehensive collection of science careers to wow and inspire the next generation of budding scientists.
Have you any idea how many kinds of scientist there are? Perhaps you're keen to work in the field of science but are not aware of the diverse range of careers on offer. From deep diving in the ocean as an ichthyologist, or mushroom-hunting as a mycologist, to designing future spacecraft as an aerospace engineer, or helping to solve crimes as a toxicologist, there is a stunning variety of careers to aspire to.
Flick through the pages of this book to discover what sort of scientist you could be. This book showcases a diverse array of inspiring careers across the four disciplines of chemistry, biology, physics and technology. You'll find details of what sort of work each job involves, the specialist equipment used and what key skills are involved. This will help you find a career that suits your strengths or even explore exciting options you had never heard of before.
The simple, bold eye-catching design and accompanying artwork of each role will make this the perfect gift for any child or student from age 9 and up.
1: Primatologist;
2: Botanist:
3: Ecologist;
4: Mycologist;
5: Entomologist
6: Zoologist;
7: Microbiologist:
8: Molecular Biologist;
9: Ichthyologist:
10: Virologist:
11: Geneticist:
12: Herpetologist:
13: Ornithologist;
14: Cosmologist:
15: Astrophysicist ;
16: Quantum Physicist:
17: Particle Physicist:
18: Astronomer:
19: Metrologist;
20: Meteorologist;
21: Accoustician;
22: Optical Scientist;
23: Materials Scientist;
24: Climate Scientist;
25: Condensed Matter Physicist;
26: Biochemist:
27: Chemical Engineer:
28: Analytical Chemist;
29: Pharmacologist:
30: Toxicologist;
31: Organic Chemist;
32: Forensic Scientist;
33: Physical Chemist;
34: Nanotechnologist;
35: Computational Chemist;
36: Nuclear Chemist;
37: Lab technician:
38: Mechanical Engineer;
39: Electrical Engineer:
40: Aerospace Engineer;
41: Construction Engineer;
42: Microchip Engineer:
43: Cryptographer:
44: Genetic Engineer:
45: Epidemiologist:
46: Network Engineer:
47: Web Developer:
48: Sports Technologist;
49: Software Developer:
50: Roboticist
Tom Jackson has written more than 80 books and contributed to hundreds more. His specialties are natural history, technology and all things scientific. Tom spends his days finding fun ways of communicating facts, new and old, to all age groups and reading abilities. Tom lives in Bristol, England, with his wife and three children. He studied zoology at Bristol University and has had spells working at zoos. Tom has also worked as a conservationist, which saw him planting trees in Somerset, surveying Vietnamese jungle and rescuing wildlife from drought-ridden Zimbabwe. Writing has also taken him to the Galápagos Islands, Amazon rainforest, coral reefs of Indonesia and Sahara Desert. Nowadays, he can be found mainly in the attic.
