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The Making of a Scientist
What quality of Ebright impressed his social studies teacher?
His social studies teacher, Mr. Weiherer always opened Richard's mind to new ideas. He was impressed by Richard's committment towards his work. He mentioned that Richard used to put in three or four hours at night doing debate research besides doing all his research on butterflies and his other interests was remarkable. He added that Richard was competitive. He explained that Richard was interested in winning because he wanted to do the best job he could. He wants to be the best for the right reasons. He wanted to make a real contribution to science through his researches.
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Who was the source of encouragement for Ebright when he was very young?
What knowledge did he gain by reading the book, 'The Travels of Monarch X’?
Why did Ebright decide to raise butterflies in his basement?
What was his presentation for his first county exhibition? How was it different from others?
What was the project for Ebright eighth grade?
According to the theory, of Ebright why do viceroy butterflies copy monarchs?
What research did Ebright do during his senior year in high school? What did he discover?
How did Ebright get the chance to work in the army laboratory?
What were the factors which contributed to Ebright’s development as a scientist?
How did Ebright’s research on the monarch help him discover new theory of the cells?
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