Ever since I took chemistry in high school I have always been taught to objectify while writing about scientific matters. At first this confused me—I had always written in the first person and talked about myself whenever I was writing. When I was told not to do this for a lab report I was naturally confused. However, after a few years of writing in that style it has started to make sense. Scientific writing is just that—scientific. If you write in any other way it is not scientific and then everything you’ve written has lost its purpose.
However, if you set off to write a story and you incorporate science it is perfectly fine. This is because the purpose of your writing is not to discuss scientific findings; it is simply to tell a story. Similarly, it is fine for historians to talk about science in their writings as long as they are using it to analyze and convey the point that they are trying to make about history. As stated on the Colorado State website, as long as the writing is appropriate for the audience then the writer is not at fault.
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