rocket scientist
noun
: a person who designs or builds rockets
also
: an unusually smart person
You don't have to be a rocket scientist to understand the instructions.
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So, whether your child wants to be a rocket scientist, welder or cheesemaker, your forward thinking can help support them.
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Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
It wasn’t led by developers or builders or even architects; it was helmed by a rocket scientist — with expertise in nuclear reactor propulsion.
—Linda Poon, Bloomberg, 13 Mar. 2026
Despite blocking Savannah's vote, the Colorado rocket scientist was blindsided by his closest allies, Sage Ahrens-Nichols and Kristina Mills, in a unanimous 4-1 vote.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
Steven Ramm, 35, Denver, rocket scientist.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2025
Karen, the literal rocket scientist in the Wilson family, is obviously Hen’s first choice, but her wife simply can’t reconcile her own serious science career with Tripp’s deeply unserious approach.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2025
Steven Ramm Steven Ramm, who works as a rocket scientist in Denver, is one of the most energetic and outgoing players on the island.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
The Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) was founded in 1956 at Redstone, and, under the direction of legendary rocket scientist and former Nazi Party member Wernher von Braun, developed the PGM-11 Redstone, the first American missile to carry a live nuclear warhead.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The season 49 cast features a rocket scientist, an airport ramp agent, a career coach and a political comms director, among others.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
It wasn’t led by developers or builders or even architects; it was helmed by a rocket scientist — with expertise in nuclear reactor propulsion.
—Linda Poon, Bloomberg, 13 Mar. 2026
Despite blocking Savannah's vote, the Colorado rocket scientist was blindsided by his closest allies, Sage Ahrens-Nichols and Kristina Mills, in a unanimous 4-1 vote.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
Steven Ramm, 35, Denver, rocket scientist.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2025
Karen, the literal rocket scientist in the Wilson family, is obviously Hen’s first choice, but her wife simply can’t reconcile her own serious science career with Tripp’s deeply unserious approach.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2025
Steven Ramm Steven Ramm, who works as a rocket scientist in Denver, is one of the most energetic and outgoing players on the island.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
The Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) was founded in 1956 at Redstone, and, under the direction of legendary rocket scientist and former Nazi Party member Wernher von Braun, developed the PGM-11 Redstone, the first American missile to carry a live nuclear warhead.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The season 49 cast features a rocket scientist, an airport ramp agent, a career coach and a political comms director, among others.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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