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As a geoscientist and an Adult Fan of LEGO
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 it was
natural that Alatariel Ellen Kooijman was inspired
to combine her two passions to create a LEGO set
depictingwomeninscience
“I was surfi ng the Web one day and stumbled upon
LEGOCuusooIwasimmediatelyenthusiasticaboutthe
concept and saw it as a greatopportunity to increase
theoverallnumberoffemaleLEGOfi guresandtomake
themmoreinterestingascharacters”
“AsageoscientistIstartedwithdesignsclosetomyown
professionand then expanded them to include others
suchasaroboticsengineerandafalconerItwasclear
fromthelargenumberofcommentsIreceivedthatthe
science-basedfi guresweremostpopularwhichiswhy
the fi nal set ended up containing a paleontologist an
astronomerandachemist”
“The motto of these three scientists is clear explore
the world and beyond! The astronomer discovers new
starsandplanetswithhertelescopethepaleontologist
studiestheoriginofthedinosaursandthechemistdoes
experimentsinthelaboratoryIhopethattheyshowthat
girlscanbecomeanythingtheywant”
“I think the three vignettes also present an interesting
LEGObuildingexperienceEachonecomeswithax
base plate and a corresponding setting to stimulate
creativityThesetalsoincludeslotsofaccessoriessuch
as bottles tools bones etc The dinosaur skeleton
especiallyturnedouttobearealwinner!Ithasbecome
hugely popular with a variety of people ranging from
teenageboystofellowadultLEGOfans”
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