Development Into Other Ventures
There have been instances where hobbies have led to significant developments beyond personal fulfillment for those involved. Amateur astronomers have made significant contributions to the profession and hobbyists have made discoveries such as a celestial body or celestial event. In the area of computer programming, the invention of the Linux operating system began as a student's hobby. Furthermore, a substantial amount of early scientific research effectively came from the hobby activities of the wealthy.
Hobbies have also risen to prominence after a period of relatively low interest in them. For example, a British conservationist was seen wearing field glasses at a London train station in the 1930s and was consequently asked if he was going to the horse races. Whilst the general public was not aware of nature observation (formally conducted as field research) during the 1930s, practitioners of the hobby went on to become the pioneers of the conservation movement that flourished in the UK from 1965 onwards; a movement that eventually became a global political movement within a generation's time span.
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