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Head Rush: Cool Jobs in Science: Heather Dohan
Heather Dohan, Wind Scientist, gets to spend her days working with wind turbines that are 45 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty, have blades as broad a a 747 wingspan, and weigh as much as a herd of 45 elephants!
Added: Oct 6, 2010
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