fascinated

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Clement “was fascinated by powerful businessmen,” Bartholomew added, and he “appears to have further believed that their very names are puns that reveal God’s purposes.”

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Black holes have fascinated scientists and the public since they were first proposed in the early 1900s.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Right away, he was fascinated by his neighbors.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Subsequently striking up a friendship with Charles Babbage, an inventor and mechanical engineer, Lovelace would become fascinated with his plans to build a complicated calculating machine.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Rather than go away and come back later, Galileo sat in on the lecture and became fascinated by the subject—his first encounter with mathematics proper, rather than mere arithmetic.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin