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7 Most Exciting Moments in Science
discovermagazine.com — Science generally pushes forward with all the alacrity of tectonic plates, painstakingly testing and disproving theories until new laws emerge. But sometimes, very rarely, science really does take a great leap forward. Here are the seven most exciting and important moments in the entire history of science.
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- Indyanna, on 10/11/2007, -6/+27What about squeezable ketchup bottles? I thought that was pretty exciting.
- purty707, on 10/11/2007, -3/+2science is exciting?
- bebop717, on 10/11/2007, -4/+2How can Archimedes running naked though the city not be on the list?
- darksabrelord, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2it's in the first sentence...
- bizchris, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2And when they flipped 'em upside down - no more butterknifes needed!
- Manuelmty, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2Viagra's first human test !!!
- MadSquirrel, on 10/11/2007, -6/+3And #1 was Spit!
OK, it was ____, just read the article :-) - GreedKills, on 10/11/2007, -18/+1http://digg.com/tech_news/Pageflakes_Deletes_Any_Mention_of_Outsourcing
- NiGHTSChao, on 10/11/2007, -6/+4Discovering mentos+coke/pepsi = fountain
That should be on the list- trollick, on 10/11/2007, -6/+3Hmm... coke=pepsi => mentos + 1 = fountain?
- NiGHTSChao, on 10/11/2007, -5/+32+2=5
- tech42er, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4For large values of 2.
- NiGHTSChao, on 10/11/2007, -5/+32+2=5
- trollick, on 10/11/2007, -6/+3Hmm... coke=pepsi => mentos + 1 = fountain?
- DarkReign16, on 10/11/2007, -11/+3Umm, evolutionary theory? Relativity? This list doesn't include those...Doh, this list fails...
- ricree, on 10/11/2007, -1/+10Neither could really be described as a particular moment in science. Both were the result of a lot of work and time from a lot of different people. Yes, in both cases there are individuals who came in and put it all together in one cohesive theory, but neither one really had the "eureka" moment that this article was about.
- manicjunkee, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0Ya I think most of the commenters here didn't bother to RTFA you are right ricree
- huckmank, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2"but neither one really had the "eureka" moment that this article was about."
The ironic part of this, of course, is that Archimedes' original "eureka" moment was left off this list.
- tech42er, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Exciting, not important.
- ricree, on 10/11/2007, -1/+10Neither could really be described as a particular moment in science. Both were the result of a lot of work and time from a lot of different people. Yes, in both cases there are individuals who came in and put it all together in one cohesive theory, but neither one really had the "eureka" moment that this article was about.
- joshuba, on 10/11/2007, -1/+11http://discovermagazine.com/2007/jul/the-7-most-exciting-moments-in-science/article_print
all on one page for your viewing pleasure.- Tr33fiddy, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2LIES!
I had to click to a second page!
- Tr33fiddy, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2LIES!
- gonzo1773, on 10/11/2007, -2/+4I would have thought splitting the atom would be on there. Oh well, I guess ______ is more important (RTA to find out whats #1)
- almalax19, on 10/11/2007, -2/+3Difference is that splitting the atom has killed hundreds of thousands of people while penicillin has saved millions of lives.
- TenebrousX, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2splitting atoms is more exciting
- allengeer, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I must agree that first mushroom cloud at Alamogordo was probably pretty damn exciting.
- almalax19, on 10/11/2007, -2/+3Difference is that splitting the atom has killed hundreds of thousands of people while penicillin has saved millions of lives.
- swiftekho, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5I find it funny how one of the greatest moments in science was an accident.
- r0b1, on 10/11/2007, -3/+4Alexander Fleming was an *****.
- over9, on 10/11/2007, -6/+1Erm what about the apple dropping on Newton's head and him discovering gravity?
- tech42er, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3That's apocryphal.
- MatthewBlack, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0RTFA
- Lane, on 10/11/2007, -2/+12"most exciting moments" yes, what about say detonating the worlds first nuclear explosion that scientist also theorized could possibly cause a chain reaction engulfing the entire atmosphere into flames. how is THAT not exciting? discovering that inside atoms lied the power to destroy entire towns isnt good enough? come on now..
- ch0p, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6I can't believe there's only one mathmatician on that list. Where is Riemann? Where is Archimedies?
- over9, on 10/11/2007, -4/+2Archimedes was a philosopher.
- ch0p, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1And a mathematician. Without him there would be no planes. Archimedes principle is what creates lift. He also played a major role in the development of the navier-stokes equations which describe the motion of fluid.
- ParanoydAndroid, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0Archimedes had literally nothing to do with the Navier-Stokes equations, I believe (though am not sure) that the original formulation (without viscosity) lies with Euler.
- cthan323, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1He was a mathematician: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes
- rune420, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2No, he was a mathematician/engineer.
- MatthewBlack, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1Mathematician/engineer/military strategist/physicist/philosopher/all round clever person
But the distinction between philosopher and scientist has only existed relatively recently. Hence the term 'natural philosophy', meaning science.
- ch0p, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1And a mathematician. Without him there would be no planes. Archimedes principle is what creates lift. He also played a major role in the development of the navier-stokes equations which describe the motion of fluid.
- fantasticFlan, on 10/11/2007, -4/+1I know, math is so damn exciting.
- iFungus, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4I bet you think math research is the same as high school math courses.
Math is not number crunching.- fantasticFlan, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2I'm actually considering a math minor. I enjoy math, but it's rarely exciting in the same ways as other sciences, that is the key word here, "exciting".
- ParanoydAndroid, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I am currently a math major, and it is actually very exciting. I personally hate applied mathematics, but analytic number theory, topology, group theory, etc ... once you get into sufficiently advanced classes, it's like reading philosophy; your mind is opened up to a rather dazzling array of abstract concepts that are, and there's no other word for it, beautiful. It genuinely excites you to see what new mental horizon you can breach. In my opinion it's one of the most rewarding majors out there.
- iFungus, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4I bet you think math research is the same as high school math courses.
- Rostin, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0Math isn't science. Simple.
- over9, on 10/11/2007, -4/+2Archimedes was a philosopher.
- Marijuana, on 10/11/2007, -10/+4The real #1: When Marijuana was discovered and smoked.
- Tr33fiddy, on 10/11/2007, -5/+2I don't like you.
- techweenie1, on 10/11/2007, -2/+10the presentation of these "exciting" moments is pretty anti-climatic.
- Depthfunction, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5Define "exciting".
- itspuddingtime, on 10/11/2007, -1/+38. polymerase chain reaction
- rune420, on 10/11/2007, -0/+29. nuclear chain reaction
- DarkTranquility, on 10/11/2007, -2/+2Definitely agree... PCR basically paved the way for a lot of achievement in genetics and biotechnology.
I would say the Human Genome Project should be on that list. I mean the Cartesian Coordinate plane is nice and all, but that was definitely a more engineering feat that science.- rune420, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4Cartesian coordinate system isn't really a science feat? Without cartesian coordinates, vectors would have never been invented. You can't really draw graphs without it either. Even if most classical physics would somehow be invented without it, I don't think electromagnetic theory would have evolved since that is pretty vector and graph heavy. So the electron would never have been found, since that discovery would require electromagnetic theory, so chemistry would be very primitive and by extension PCR would have probably never been discovered either.
- allengeer, on 10/11/2007, -0/+110. "Watson come here I need you"
11. Albert Hoffman takes initial journey into the psychedelic realm
12. Watson takes LSD and sees the double helix
- manicjunkee, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2Digg needs more like this....
- numeka, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Riveting.
- kineticarl, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2One needs only to read Feynman for a little more scientific excitement than this.
- StormTrooperVII, on 10/11/2007, -2/+2No mention of Darwin? Galileo? Einstein? No? Can't decide if I should digg it or not. I mean, those are all good, but, "most exciting"?
- sabach, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2How about when when primeval man discovered he could preserve fire by burning other similar items? Everything else derives from that.
- mtrip, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1Or better yet when he discovered that he could create fire out of nowhere at will.
- insecuregirl, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2Discovery of DNA, discovery of benzene structure are other honorable mentions
DNA discovery was done under the influence of mind-bending drug LSD
Benzene was discovered after seeing the image of a snake biting its tail in a dream. (benzene is a hexagonal structure) - BeefBaron, on 10/11/2007, -2/+18) When religion finally dies off
- gl77, on 03/31/2008, -1/+2Dolly the sheep? first mammal to be successfully cloned.
- heedree, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2No Newton's apple?
- fartmungerer, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1invention of science by the greeks?
- VermiciousKnid, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1Where's the Flux Capacitor?
- knutslie, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1lysergic acid diethylamide
- kd1s, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1The term exciting is highly subjective. There are a few that belong in there, like Becquerel, the Curies, Hubble, and a few others. But there are far more discoveries that have happened that the writer didn't even touch on, though I am glad he gave credit to Tesla for alternating current.
- soundflow, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0I'm surprised neither Special nor General Relativity made it.
- DeadFly, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1The guy with Telsa when he scratched his idea in the dirt was Westinghouse (yes, that Westinghouse), who stole the idea and made a fortune.
- pyrator, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz - proposed structure for a Benzene ring after daydreaming of snakes eating their tails.
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