rocket scientist

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The league has even employed pilots, air traffic controllers, and a rocket scientist.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

In achieving his dream to be a rocket scientist, he would become an American hero.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out why the Dodgers have won one World Series in 35 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2023

The agency is looking to quantify potential resources, including energy, water and lunar soil, as a goal to attract commercial investment, said Gerald Sanders, a rocket scientist at NASA's Johnston Space Centre for 35 years.

From Reuters • Jun. 28, 2023

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that if you tell kids they’re stupid—directly or indirectly—sooner or later they start to believe it.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers