What is the status of amateur scientists in the US?

Question

I wondered have many amateur scientists helped to increase knowledge and understanding, and open new fields for industries through their discoveries and experiments. However, had many of these scientists have been rejected by society?

Answer 1

This is not true or partially true. In America any amateur scientist has a chance to grow. Have you heard about the society called SAS in USA?

GET some information about them and how they function

http://www.sas.org/aboutUs.html

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Are you an amateur scientists? If so, then you can join the organisation for amateur scientist and get a plenty of assistance for advancement and further research works.

http://www.osirinternational.org/index.p...

Therefore what you are talking is not cent percent true. These young and ambitious scientist can receive any sort of aids they would like to have if they join some sort of organisation, not necessarily related with university or authorised research centres.

Here are some links for amateur scientists

http://www.osirinternational.org/index.p...

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Here is a full detail how OS IR works, also in USA

http://osir.org.in/content/view/493/522/