My interest in science started in junior high school where an outstanding science teacher, Mrs. Baumgardner, introduced me to the joys of science.
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I fell in love with science and decided to continue for my Ph.D., and from there on, I was a scientist.
Ever since I was a kid, I've had an enormous interest in the sciences - everything from quantum physics to anthropology.
One of the reasons I'm so passionate about science is that it wasn't correctly taught to me. I got excited at university.
As a child, I remember my own intensive interest in biology, birds, other animals and flowers and was determined at an early age to become a scientist.
My interest in science had many roots. Some came from my mother as she finished her B.A. degree studies in college while I was in my early teens.
I was interested in science before I even knew what science was.
I had a science teacher in middle school who inspired me... simply because she acknowledged me and made me feel that what I had to offer was worthy.
I'm a school teacher, and later on, well past my formal education, I became very interested in science.
From my earliest days I had a passion for science.
From my earliest days, I was fascinated by science.