Hobbies are stepping stones to innovative ideas... Explain this statement with reference to the chapter making of scientist....

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It is true that hobbies are stepping stones to innovative ideas. In the story, The Making of a Scientist, Richard Ebright’s hobby was collecting things. He was fascinated by butterflies so he started collecting butterflies in kindergarten. He also collected rocks, fossils and coins. He became a star-gazer and an eager astronomer. By the time, he was in the second grade, he had collected twenty-five species of butterflies found around his hometown. Later, this hobby led him to research and discover many things. Thus, hobby played a major role in what he achieved in his life.

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