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    Richard Ebright showed early signs of scientific curiosity as a child by collecting butterflies in his hometown. A turning point came when his mother bought him a book about monarch butterflies, sparking a deep interest in science. He went on to conduct experiments with monarch caterpillars and beetles, winning prizes at science fairs. Ebright continued his research into monarch pupa and discovered the function of golden spots. This led to a breakthrough in understanding how cells blueprint DNA. Ebright's curiosity, strong work ethic, and support from his mother and teachers were key in his development as a renowned scientist.

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    Richard Ebright showed early signs of scientific curiosity as a child by collecting butterflies in his hometown. A turning point came when his mother bought him a book about monarch butterflies, sparking a deep interest in science. He went on to conduct experiments with monarch caterpillars and beetles, winning prizes at science fairs. Ebright continued his research into monarch pupa and discovered the function of golden spots. This led to a breakthrough in understanding how cells blueprint DNA. Ebright's curiosity, strong work ethic, and support from his mother and teachers were key in his development as a renowned scientist.

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    B H A U R A V D E V R A S S A R A S WA T I

    V I DYA M A N D I R

    • CLASS – 10th ‘E’


    • SUBJECT – ENGLISH
    • BOOK – FOOTPRINTS
    WITHOUT FEET
    • LESSON – THE MAKING OF A
    SCIENTIST
    A Presentation By
    Md. Afsar
    Jeet Das
    Pranav Sarkar
    Rudransh Kumar
    Suraj Jena
    CONTENT
    •ABOUT THE AUTHOR
    •INTRODUCTION
    •CHARACTER SKETCH
    •THEME
    •SUMMARY
    •MESSAGE
    •MORAL
    ABOUT THE AUTHOR

    ROBERT W.
    PETERSON
    Born In The Year December 19,1925.
    Died on February 11 , 2006.
    Famous Book : - The Boy Scouts :
    An American Adventure.
    • Robert W. Peterson (1925 Warren,
    Pennsylvania –February 11, 2006) was an
    American newspaper writer who later became
    a freelance author of magazine, articles and
    books, especially on the topics of sports
    and Scouting.
    • A journalist by trade, Peterson is best known
    as the author of Only the Ball Was White,
    the book that brought to light the history
    of Negro League baseball in America.
    • A baseball fan from a young age, he recalled
    watching some of the black athletes play
    When he was a boy, including witnessing
    Josh Gibson’s record-setting home run, which
    went farther than any other hit in
    Warren country.
    • Peterson's book, The Boy Scouts: An American
    Adventure, was written in 1984 on the eve of the
    75th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of
    America (BSA).

    • In it, he discusses the history of Scouting's various programs,


    such as the founding of the Order of the Arrow by E. Urner
    Goodman, and the influence Ernest Thompson Seton's
    successful use of American Indian culture in his Woodcraft
    Indians program had on Scouting's early development,
    particularly the Order of the Arrow.

    • Peterson died by heart attack on February 11 ,


    2006.
    Introduction
    'The Making of a Scientist' is a story about the leading
    scientist Richard Ebright. He was a curious child right
    from the beginning years of his life. He had started
    collecting butterflies in his childhood and by the time
    he is in second grade, he had already gathered all the
    25 species found in his hometown.
    MAIN
    CHARACTERS

     Richard H Ebright
     Richard H Ebright’s
    mother
     Dr. Urquhart
     Richard A Weiherer
    Richard H Ebright

    • A multifaceted genius; a great


    scientist, debater, canoeist, etc.
    • Collected butterflies since
    childhood.
    • Worked on monarch butterflies,
    the cell and its DNA.
    • Inspired by his mother, Dr Urquhart
    and his teacher RA Weiherer.
    Richard H Ebright’s mother

    • Encouraged and inspired Ebright’s


    interest in learning.
    • Bought him instruments, cameras; his
    only companions.
    • Got him the book The Travels of Monarch
    X that changed Richard Ebright’s life.
     Dr. Urquhart

    • Famous for work on monarch


    butterflies.
    • Taught at University of Toronto,
    Canada.
    • Helped Ebright with new ideas and
    suggestions.
    Richard A Weiherer

    • Social Studies teacher of Ebright.


    • Respected and admired by Ebright.
    • Turned Ebright’s energy towards
    the Debating and Model United Social science
    Nations clubs.
    SUMMARY
    THE MAKING OF SCIENTIST
    The chapter, ‘The Making of a Scientist’ is a story about the
    famous scientist Richard Ebright. Richie as his mother used to
    call him was a very curious child right from his childhood. He
    had started collecting butterflies in his childhood and when he
    was 2 years old, he had already collected all the 25 species
    found near his hometown. He thought it to be an end of
    butterfly collection until one day his mother bought him a book
    named ‘The Travels of Monarch X’. This was a turning point in
    his life and he got much more interested in dealing with
    science.
    He started with tagging butterflies which a task given at the
    end of the book that his mother bought for him. Then, when
    he first entered the county science fair with a slide of the
    frog tissue he lost. Everybody won something but his project
    did not win any prize. He was sad but also understood that
    to win, he needed to do real experiments and not just make
    neat and clean models. Then he wrote down to Dr. Urquhart
    at the University of Toronto, asking him for ideas to make
    projects. He stayed busy during his high school, working on
    the long list sent to him by Dr. Urquhart.
    Then, for the next year’s fair, he chose the project of looking
    at the viral disease that killed nearly all the monarch
    caterpillars every few years. He thought that the reason for
    this could be a beetle, so he started raising caterpillars in
    the presence of beetles but could not get any results. So,
    when he showed his trial experiment at the county science
    fair, his project won a prize. Then for the next year he made
    an experiment to show that the viceroy butterflies copied
    monarchs. This project also made him win prizes. Then he
    started his research as to the purpose of the 12 golden
    spots on the back of a monarch pupa.
    Everybody believed that it was just a design but Dr.
    Urquhart thought otherwise. Then Ebright and another
    brilliant science student got together and made a device
    that could show that the gold spots were responsible for
    releasing a hormone that was necessary for its growth. With
    the help of sophisticated instruments at one of the labs, he
    got a chance to work and found the chemical structure of
    the hormone in the gold spots. Then, one day, while looking
    at the photo of the chemical structure, he solved one of the
    biggest puzzles of life. He came to know how a cell
    blueprints its DNA. It was a big breakthrough and was
    published in a magazine..
    He also had many other interests and also admired his
    social studies teacher as he was the one who used to give
    him new ideas. He was good at debating, public speaking
    and a great canoeist. He never used to win for the sake of
    winning or for prizes but because he wanted to be the best
    at whatever he used to It is shown in this chapter that with
    the right amount of curiosity, a bright mind and the will to
    win for right reasons are the qualities needed to be a
    scientist. His mother also played a big role in making him
    what he was as it was she who supported him throughout
    his journey and bought him the book ‘The Travels of
    Monarch X’ which aroused his curiosity in the field of
    science.
    MESSAGE
    Hardwork can do worder
    and consistency have to
    achieve anything in life.
    Mora l V a lue s
    • Encourage the learners for their
    inclination towards beginning
    with small discoveries.
    • Perseverance, dedication and
    hard work any dream is
    achievable.
    THANK
    YOU...

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