• Question: Were any of your ancestors scientists or inventors? And did they inspire you to be a scientist.

    Asked by Connor to Craig, Flavia, Giuditta, Jack, Sheona on 12 Nov 2015. This question was also asked by Ella.
    • Photo: Sheona Masterton

      Sheona Masterton answered on 12 Nov 2015:

      My dad’s an electronics engineer and has always encouraged me to follow a career in science, but before then I don’t think any of my ancestors were scientists. Apparently my PhD supervisor’s supervisor’s…etc (times 16) supervisor was Sir Isaac Newton though, which is pretty cool 🙂

    • Photo: Jack Carlyle

      Jack Carlyle answered on 12 Nov 2015:

      Nope! My dad’s an artist and my mum is an english teacher, and as far as I can tell they’re the most academic people my family has ever had, so I’m the first scientist!

    • Photo: Flavia de Almeida Dias

      Flavia de Almeida Dias answered on 12 Nov 2015:

      No! My mom studied law, my dad studied economy, my grandad was in Brazilian air force, the other used to work with construction, both my grandmas were stay at home full time moms.

    • Photo: Giuditta Perversi

      Giuditta Perversi answered on 12 Nov 2015:

      My grandfather was the equivalent of a chemical engineer, even though he wasn’t able get a higher education at all he was so clever and he worked so hard that everyone treated him like an university graduate!

      My mother always talks about him with a lot of love and admiration, so he was surely an inspiration for me even though he died when I was a toddler!

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