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Cool jobs: take Science World's career quiz to find the ultimate science job that matches your interests.


When you think about people with careers in science, what comes to mind? Maybe you imagine someone clad CLAD

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 in a white lab coat wearing plastic goggles goggles,
n the protective eyewear worn by dental personnel and patients during dental procedures.


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 and holding a beaker beaker /beak·er/ (bek´er) a glass cup, usually with a lip for pouring, used by chemists and pharmacists.

beaker

a round laboratory vessel of various materials, usually with parallel sides and often with a pouring spout.
 of bubbling liquid. You may be surprised to discover what some scientists really look like. Lots of scientists work in exciting places outside of laboratories. And many other careers depend on science too.

Might a science career be in your future? Take the career quiz at right, and then review the results (see far right). From astronaut astronaut, crew member on a U.S. manned spaceflight mission; the Soviet term is cosmonaut. Candidates for manned spaceflight are carefully screened to meet the highest physical and mental standards, and they undergo rigorous training.  to dolphin trainer, this issue of Science World will help you learn about careers that match your interests.
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Author:Thompson, Andrea
Publication:Science World
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Nov 13, 2006
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