Did Albert Einstein use the scientific method?

Answer 1

Yes. Einstein was certainly a proper scientist. There are many versions of the "Scientific Method". But they have several Greek notions of logic and reasonableness, despite the details. # Observation # Hypothesis # Experimental Data # Analysis # Conclusion # Publish # Retest (frequently done by others) See:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method Usuallly the "Scientific Method" addresses a problem that seems to be unanswered or unanswerable by the current orthodoxy, possibly posed by an observation that does not fit the present model. An hypothesis is crafted that explains the observation. The hypothesis is tested and analyzed. Conclusion are drawn consistent with the results of the experiment. The data and experimental details are published so that others may redo the experiment or comment on the test. This technique has variations from one field to another and one situation to another. Some experiments are never re-done, but the experimental data is reanalyzed carefully. Sometimes results are never openly published for security reasons. A good way to see how the Scientific Method works is to imagine leaving out key parts, and then judging whether or not you can depend on the answer....Probably not!