Re: Would Sir David Attenborough be considered a "scientist"?

In article <1i7o2w2.6uqbzzj02p1pN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
J. J. Lodder <jjlxa31@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
<jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The question is, has Attenborough fulfilled the requirements of OUR
time? Is he a scientist, or is that an abuse of the term?

It seems to me that anyone who can put FRS behind his name qualifies.
He has been peer-selected,

Alas, Margaret Thatcher is a FRS.

I found a reference to Sir David referring to his science career as
being "from the other side of the fence", which I presume means that
he doesn't consider himself a scientist. Whatever. He has probably
done more to advance the cause of science than most real scientists
have and he is a top-notch science educator and that should be enough.

Alan
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