alleryWho introduced the term scientist in 1834?
AIsaac Newton
BWilliam Whewell
CFrancis Bacon
DCharles Darwin
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. William Whewell
1. Earlier, researchers were called natural philosophers.
2. In 1834 William Whewell introduced the word scientist in a review.
3. Newton, Bacon and Darwin were natural philosophers and did not coin it.
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