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Title: Can I just be a pure chemist? [Career advice]
Post by: silver08 on May 18, 2019, 02:31:42 PM

Is it possible for me to be a chemist (kinda like alchemy) to research only chemical substances or am I forced to "majorly" deal with technology, engineering, and biology?  :-\
I say majorly because I don't mind dealing with a teeny tiny bit of bio and tech, as long as it's simple and basic. However, I mostly want to do research on just chemicals without the use of advanced technology nor having a huge knowledge of computer science, engineering, and biology.

Title: Re: Can I just be a pure chemist? [Career advice]
Post by: Corribus on May 20, 2019, 01:49:15 PM

As a hobby you can do whatever you want, but if you want to make a career of it you'll need money, and nobody is going to fund alchemy I'm afraid.