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Many scientists have 'made mistakes' and advanced science. Often this is called serendipity.

One example would be Christopher Columbus. He sailed, hoping to find a new trade route to the orient. He accidentally discovered a new continent, North America.

Alexander Fleming discovered antibiotics when a bread mold spore fell on to a culture of bacteria he was growing. The mold killed the bacteria. He is credited with discovering penicillin.

Charles Goodyear accidentally discovered that burning rubber with sulfur created a rubber that could withstand extreme heat without melting. This lead to the manufacturing of automobile tires that can withstand hot asphalt and high speed temperatures without melting.

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What does it mean to say that if a hypothesis is scientific then there must be a means of proving it wrong?

This concept is known as falsifiability, a key principle in the philosophy of science proposed by Karl Popper. A hypothesis is considered scientific if it can be tested and potentially disproven through empirical evidence. This criterion helps distinguish scientific theories from those that are untestable or unfalsifiable.


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What is a word science word for- a representation of an object or event?

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Did Robert Millikan prove Einstein wrong on the Photoelectric effect?

No, Robert Millikan's experiments primarily focused on the photoelectric effect, but his results supported Einstein's explanation of the phenomenon rather than proving him wrong. Specifically, Millikan's work provided further evidence for the particle-like nature of light proposed by Einstein.

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Sir Chatles Lyell.


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she chose to become a scientist to prove her sister (Nancy Blackburn) wrong about how she could change the world.


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Why do police use forensic science?

The police don't use forensic science scientist that are part of the department do but to answer your question they use it so that they can clarify that their evidence is genuine and that it has some sort of connection to the suspect. or else they will arrest the wrong person :/


Is science spelled wrong?

No. You spelled science correctly.


What are the science attitude?

the science attitude is stern and focused they don't particularly like to be wrong but when they know they are wrong they fix what they missed or got wrong.


Who is considered to be the first modern scientist and why does he deserve that honor?

Grosseteste, because he taught that a scientist should make observations and then come up with a tentative explanation for why the observed events happened. WRONG grosseteste was known as "the father of the science method" he was not the first modern scientist.


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Is alchemy right or wrong?

Wrong for a serious scientist. Superstition doesn't net results & that's what you get paid for.