Tuesday, March 27, 2012

How Simple Ideas Lead to Scientific Discoveries (English)




Adam Savage walks through two spectacular examples of profound scientific discoveries that came from simple, creative methods anyone could have followed -- Eratosthenes' calculation of the Earth's circumference around 200 BC and Hippolyte Fizeau's measurement of the speed of light in 1849. (Launching a series on Inventions that Shaped History)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8UFGu2M2gM

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