if you could have all the fame in the science world and not come up with anything useful or be the saviour in the

Question: if you could have all the fame in the science world and not come up with anything useful or be the saviour in the science world but no one would know you did it?
- Keywords:
  fame,
  save,
  useful
Asked by velociraptor to Adrian, Gaia, Jim, Scott, Vicky on 10 Mar 2016.
- Gaia Andreoletti answered on 10 Mar 2016:
  
  Tricky question as the majority of the scientist are really competitive and they want to exceed over others in the field.
  
  I would rather be the saviour in science without the glory as I would feel good about myself knowing I have achieved something extraordinary! it will be like being a spy: saving the world but nobody knows you have done it 😉
- Adrian Buzatu answered on 10 Mar 2016:
  
  I would help even if not known. But typically if you obtain something, you get famous because of what you found.
- Scott Lawrie answered on 11 Mar 2016:
  
  There are a large number of amazing scientists that the general public don’t know about. Only a very few get to go on TV or in the newspapers! However scientists do show off their work to each other, particularly at international conferences, so there are famous people in each field of science. Plenty of people around the world know about me and my work! 😎

Question: if you could have all the fame in the science world and not come up with anything useful or be the saviour in the science world but no one would know you did it?