rocket scientist
Example Sentences
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Yet the mastermind behind Beagle 2 was never your typical rocket scientist.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
She stayed up late studying how missiles work, digging up old Soviet-era manuals and consulting a nonagenarian rocket scientist whom she hired as an adviser.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out what those values might be.
From Salon ● May 3, 2026
While NBC did not show the incident, announcer Mike Tirico said, in explaining the brief stoppage of play, “We have some rocket scientist running around the field.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
Korolev, the Soviet Union’s top rocket scientist, watched his creation roll out—a 112-foot-long rocket on its side, strapped to the platform of a flat train car.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
