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Science is a slow, methodical process of testing hypotheses and forming conclusions, but every once in a while, a mind comes along that leapfrogs the entire scientific community. And even though they are right, it might take years, decades, even centuries for their ideas to be accepted. Here’s 10 examples of scientists the world just wasn’t ready for.
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scientificamerican.com/article/nobel-prizes-are-taking-longer-to-award-groundbreaking-research/#:~:text=Nobel%20Prizes%20Are%20Taking%20Longer%20to%20Award%20Groundbreaking%20Research,-Nobel%20laureates%20sometimes&text=The%20road%20to%20a%20Nobel,discovery%20to%20receiving%20the%20prize
pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/online/9714/The-Nobel-Prize-delay
scientificamerican.com/article/nobel-prizes-are-taking-longer-to-award-groundbreaking-research/#:~:text=Nobel%20Prizes%20Are%20Taking%20Longer%20to%20Award%20Groundbreaking%20Research,-Nobel%20laureates%20sometimes&text=The%20road%20to%20a%20Nobel,discovery%20to%20receiving%20the%20prize
technologynetworks.com/tn/lists/4-scientists-that-were-disregarded-during-their-time-277692
paperpile.com/blog/ludwig-boltzmann
pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bowege.html
sciencehistory.org/education/scientific-biographies/amedeo-avogadro
grunge.com/408585/scientists-who-were-ahead-of-their-time
lindahall.org/about/news/scientist-of-the-day/nicolas-joseph-cugnot
seismoscope.allshookup.org
mynewlab.com/blog/inventors-way-ahead-of-their-time
pastfactory.com/history/people-who-werent-believed-but-turned-out-to-be-right/9
theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/07/the-sugar-conspiracy-robert-lustig-john-yudkin
nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/conversation-why-the-best-ideas-are-often-ignored-even-ridiculed-for-years/20072
sciencealert.com/researchers-say-they-ve-figured-out-why-people-reject-science-and-it-s-not-ignorance
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
4:02 - Ignaz Semmelweis
6:07 - Gregor Mendel
7:03 - Ludwig Boltzmann
8:05 - Ada Lovelace
9:56 - William Harvey
11:22 - Alfred Wegener
12:21 - Aristarchus of Samos
13:14 - William B. Coley
14:09 - Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot
15:23 - Zhang Heng
16:28 - Brilliant
Visit brilliant.org/answerswithjoe to start your 30-day free trial, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription.
Science is a slow, methodical process of testing hypotheses and forming conclusions, but every once in a while, a mind comes along that leapfrogs the entire scientific community. And even though they are right, it might take years, decades, even centuries for their ideas to be accepted. Here’s 10 examples of scientists the world just wasn’t ready for.
Want to support the channel? Here's how:
Patreon: patreon.com/answerswithjoe
Channel Memberships: youtube.com/channel/UC-2YHgc363EdcusLIBbgxzg/join
T-Shirts & Merch: answerswithjoe.com/store
Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI:
youtube.com/channel/UCqi721JsXlf0wq3Z_cNA_Ew
And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe:
youtube.com/channel/UCJzc7TiJ2nnuyJkUpOZ8RKA
You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Spotify 👉 spoti.fi/37iPGzF
Apple Podcasts 👉 apple.co/3j94kfq
Google Podcasts 👉 bit.ly/3qZCo1V
Interested in getting a Tesla or going solar? Use my referral link and get discounts and perks:
https://ts.la/joe74700
Follow me at all my places!
Instagram: instagram.com/answerswithjoe
TikTok: tiktok.com/@answerswithjoe
Facebook: facebook.com/answerswithjoe
Twitter: twitter.com/answerswithjoe
LINKS LINKS LINKS
scientificamerican.com/article/nobel-prizes-are-taking-longer-to-award-groundbreaking-research/#:~:text=Nobel%20Prizes%20Are%20Taking%20Longer%20to%20Award%20Groundbreaking%20Research,-Nobel%20laureates%20sometimes&text=The%20road%20to%20a%20Nobel,discovery%20to%20receiving%20the%20prize
pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/online/9714/The-Nobel-Prize-delay
scientificamerican.com/article/nobel-prizes-are-taking-longer-to-award-groundbreaking-research/#:~:text=Nobel%20Prizes%20Are%20Taking%20Longer%20to%20Award%20Groundbreaking%20Research,-Nobel%20laureates%20sometimes&text=The%20road%20to%20a%20Nobel,discovery%20to%20receiving%20the%20prize
technologynetworks.com/tn/lists/4-scientists-that-were-disregarded-during-their-time-277692
paperpile.com/blog/ludwig-boltzmann
pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bowege.html
sciencehistory.org/education/scientific-biographies/amedeo-avogadro
grunge.com/408585/scientists-who-were-ahead-of-their-time
lindahall.org/about/news/scientist-of-the-day/nicolas-joseph-cugnot
seismoscope.allshookup.org
mynewlab.com/blog/inventors-way-ahead-of-their-time
pastfactory.com/history/people-who-werent-believed-but-turned-out-to-be-right/9
theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/07/the-sugar-conspiracy-robert-lustig-john-yudkin
nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/conversation-why-the-best-ideas-are-often-ignored-even-ridiculed-for-years/20072
sciencealert.com/researchers-say-they-ve-figured-out-why-people-reject-science-and-it-s-not-ignorance
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
4:02 - Ignaz Semmelweis
6:07 - Gregor Mendel
7:03 - Ludwig Boltzmann
8:05 - Ada Lovelace
9:56 - William Harvey
11:22 - Alfred Wegener
12:21 - Aristarchus of Samos
13:14 - William B. Coley
14:09 - Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot
15:23 - Zhang Heng
16:28 - Brilliant
