[신간] Scientist's mind-set and serendipity

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(Seoul = Yonhap Information) Reporter Se-won Lee = ▲ How a scientist comes up with an thought = Written by Jong-pil Lee.

The writer, a physicist, classifies scientific methods of considering that led to necessary discoveries recorded within the historical past of science into six classes and consists of a number of examples of them.

In accordance with the e-book, the idea of scientific exercise is quantitative considering, which includes expressing and evaluating the outcomes of observations in numbers. Quantitative considering is a crucial method to safe scientific objectivity and is according to main discoveries in fashionable science, akin to Kepler’s legal guidelines.

The e-book identifies conservative concepts as one other mind-set that led to nice discoveries. Science is commonly thought of an modern self-discipline, however conservation is without doubt one of the principal drivers of innovation. When scientists discover a phenomenon that’s inconsistent with the prevailing system, they don’t instantly hand over however attempt to clarify it with the prevailing theories, and the view This conservation typically results in new discoveries. The invention of Neptune is a consultant instance. Within the 1840s, students realized that the orbit of Uranus was irregular and didn’t match the predictions of Newtonian mechanics. Nonetheless, as a substitute of instantly discarding Newtonian mechanics, they assumed that there have been new planets past Uranus that had not but been seen. Consequently, Neptune was found.

As well as, the e-book consists of sensible concepts, revolutionary concepts, dedication to fail, and chic concepts as methods of considering that result in new discoveries or assist remedy troublesome issues.

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▲ Serendipity = Written by Oscar Parineeti. Translated by Choi Gyeong-nam. Photograph by Ahn Hee-tae.

The writer and founding father of the Italian grocery chain Eataly explains how meals well-liked with fashionable individuals, akin to Coca-Cola, espresso, yogurt, peppers, Guinness beer, and tofu, have been found, develop and disseminate extensively.

In accordance with the e-book, Coca-Cola was created to develop a wonderful syrup, or medication, to deal with complications and fatigue, after which turned well-liked because it was modified.

There’s a legend that espresso turned a meals product when a shepherd named Kaldi, who was grazing goats in Ethiopia, observed that his goats have been working round extra cheerfully than regular after having a fruit a sure tree to eat, so he determined to attempt it.

The e-book explains that ‘humanity’ is the best serendipity, which implies one thing precious that’s discovered unexpectedly.

First, we concentrate on the superb coincidence that the photo voltaic system, together with the Earth, was fashioned 4.5 billion years in the past, after which thousands and thousands of icy comets collided with the Earth, carrying water and creating the ocean, dwelling of life. Subsequent, if we have a look at the method by which a number of the monkeys tailored effectively to the modified setting after a big meteorite worn out many dwelling issues, together with dinosaurs , turned people and created the scientific civilization of right now, we see that humanity is the nice serendipity created by nature.

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