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  1. List of experiments

    The following is a list of historically important scientific experiments and observations demonstrating something of great scientific interest, typically in an elegant or clever manner. ... Timeline of scientific experiments; References Science portal; This page was last edited on 7 August 2024, at 09:12 (UTC). Text is available under the ...

  2. The Top 10 Science Experiments of All Time

    Isaac Newton Eyes Optics. Experimental result: The nature of color and light. When: 1665-1666. Before he was that Isaac Newton — scientist extraordinaire and inventor of the laws of motion, calculus and universal gravitation (plus a crimefighter to boot) — plain ol' Isaac found himself with time to kill.

  3. The 25 Most Influential Psychological Experiments in History

    1. A Class Divided Study Conducted By: Jane Elliott. Study Conducted in 1968 in an Iowa classroom. Experiment Details: Jane Elliott's famous experiment was inspired by the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the inspirational life that he led. The third grade teacher developed an exercise, or better yet, a psychological experiment, to help her Caucasian students understand the ...

  4. 10 Scientific Discoveries That Changed The World

    10 Scientific Discoveries That Changed The World. DNA, gravity, and germ theory are a few of the key findings in history that forever shifted the course of human civilization. Learn how these scientific discoveries changed the world. By Allison Futterman and Monica Cull. Jan 18, 2024 7:30 AMJan 18, 2024 8:27 AM.

  5. Timeline of scientific experiments

    1020 - Avicenna (Ibn Sina) introduces experimentation and quantification into the study of medicine and physiology, including the introduction of experimental medicine and clinical trials, in The Canon of Medicine. 1021 - Ibn al-Haytham (Alhacen) pioneers the experimental scientific method and experimental physics in his Book of Optics, where he devises the first scientific experiments on ...

  6. The greatest physics experiments of all time

    The atom-splitting experiments included J.J. Thomson's discovery of the electron in 1897, Ernest Rutherford and Frederick Soddy's "transmutation" experiments (converting atoms into other atoms), James Chadwick's 1932 discovery of the neutron, and one of the most famous experiments of them all: the 1909 Geiger-Marsden or gold-foil experiment.

  7. 22 Famous Scientists: Their Crucial Contributions and Discoveries

    For some of the world's greatest scientific minds—like Galileo, Nikola Tesla, Marie Curie, and Albert Einstein —this curiosity led to inventions and discoveries that have shaped all facets ...

  8. The Top Ten Scientific Discoveries of the Decade

    The Top Ten Scientific Discoveries of the Decade. Breakthroughs include measuring the true nature of the universe, finding new species of human ancestors, and unlocking new ways to fight disease ...

  9. The Top 10 Science Experiments of All Time

    The Top 10 Science Experiments of All Time. Every day, we conduct science experiments, posing an "if" with a "then" and seeing what shakes out. Maybe it's just taking a slightly different route on our commute home or heating that burrito for a few seconds longer in the microwave. Or it could be trying one more variation of that gene, or ...

  10. Experiments

    CERN's experimental programme has consisted of hundreds of experiments spanning decades. Among these were pioneering experiments for electroweak physics, a branch of physics that unifies the electromagnetic and weak fundamental forces. In 1958, an experiment at the Synchrocyclotron discovered a rare pion decay that spread CERN's name around ...

  11. 6 Classic Psychology Experiments

    In other cases, these experiments were also quite controversial. Some of the most famous examples include Milgram's obedience experiment and Zimbardo's prison experiment. Explore some of these classic psychology experiments to learn more about some of the best-known research in psychology history.

  12. 15 Famous Experiments and Case Studies in Psychology

    6. Stanford Prison Experiment. One of the most controversial and widely-cited studies in psychology is the Stanford Prison Experiment, conducted by Philip Zimbardo at the basement of the Stanford psychology building in 1971. The hypothesis was that abusive behavior in prisons is influenced by the personality traits of the prisoners and prison ...

  13. 10 great psychology experiments

    A very quick run through of a few more famous scientific experiments. Opening Skinner's Box: Great Psychological Experiments of the 20th Century by Lauren Slater, Bloomsbury, 2005/2016. Fewer experiments in this book, but covered in a lot more depth. Psychology by David Myers and Nathan DeWall. Macmillan, 2018. A great single-volume student ...

  14. Timeline of fundamental physics discoveries

    This timeline lists significant discoveries in physics and the laws of nature, including experimental discoveries, theoretical proposals that were confirmed experimentally, and theories that have significantly influenced current thinking in modern physics. Such discoveries are often a multi-step, multi-person process. Multiple discovery sometimes occurs when multiple research groups discover ...

  15. List of experiments in physics

    Bell tests. BICEP and Keck Array. Coincidence method. Discovery of the neutron. Large Hadron Collider experiments. List of Super Proton Synchrotron experiments. Precision tests of QED. Tests of special relativity. Tests of relativistic energy and momentum.

  16. Famous Experiments

    Famous Experiments. Solomon Asch Conformity Line Experiment Study. Famous Experiments. Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment on Social Learning. ... Developmental psychology is a scientific approach which aims to explain how thinking, feeling, and behavior change throughout a person's life. A significant proportion of theories within this discipline ...

  17. The 11 Most Influential Psychological Experiments

    Experimental psychology is a branch of psychology that uses scientific methods to study human behaviour and mental processes. Researchers in this field design experiments to test hypotheses about topics such as perception, learning, memory, emotion, and motivation. ... One of the most famous experiments is the Milgram Experiment, conducted by ...

  18. 10 Scientific Laws and Theories You Really Should Know

    Both laws and theories depend on basic elements of the scientific method, such as generating a hypothesis, testing that premise, finding (or not finding) empirical evidence and coming up with conclusions.Eventually, other scientists must be able to replicate the results if the experiment is destined to become the basis for a widely accepted law or theory.

  19. Social Psychology Experiments: 10 Of The Most Famous Studies

    5. The Milgram Social Psychology Experiment. The Milgram experiment, led by the well-known psychologist Stanley Milgram in the 1960s, aimed to test people's obedience to authority. The results of Milgram's social psychology experiment, sometimes known as the Milgram obedience study, continue to be both thought-provoking and controversial.

  20. PDF The 25 Most Influential Psychological Experiments in History

    3. Bobo Doll Experiment. Study Conducted by: Dr. Alburt Bandura Study Conducted between 1961-1963 at Stanford University Experiment Details: During the early 1960s a great debate began regarding the ways in which genetics, environmental factors, and social learning shaped a child's development.

  21. Timeline of scientific discoveries

    The following dates are approximations. 500 BC: Hippasus, a Pythagorean, discovers irrational numbers. [27] [28]500 BC: Anaxagoras identifies moonlight as reflected sunlight. [29]5th century BC: The Greeks start experimenting with straightedge-and-compass constructions. [30]5th century BC: The earliest documented mention of a spherical Earth comes from the Greeks in the 5th century BC. [31]

  22. Famous Social Psychology Experiments

    The Stanford Prison Experiment . During the early 1970s, Philip Zimbardo set up a fake prison in the basement of the Stanford Psychology Department, recruited participants to play prisoners and guards, and played the role of the prison warden. The experiment was designed to look at the effect that a prison environment would have on behavior, but it quickly became one of the most famous and ...

  23. 7 Famous Psychology Experiments

    The Milgram Experiment, 1963. In the wake of the horrific atrocities carried out by Nazi Germany during World War II, Stanley Milgram wanted to test the levels of obedience to authority. The Yale University professor wanted to study if people would obey commands, even when it conflicted with the person's conscience.

  24. Five of the most important International Space Station experiments

    Since the station's inception, astronauts and cosmonauts have performed more than 3000 experiments in the microgravity and heightened radiation of low-Earth orbit.

  25. 20 Awesome Science Experiments You Can Do Right Now At Home

    2. Freeze Water Instantly. When purified water is cooled to just below freezing point, a quick nudge or an icecube placed in it is all it takes for the water to instantly freeze. You can finally ...