How simple ideas lead to scientific discoveries | Adam Savage from Mythbusters - Video on TED.com

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 04:04PM
Ralph Kerle in Ideas, Innovation, Science, Technology, Technology, breakthroughs

Adam Savage walks through two spectacular examples of profound scientific discoveries that came from simple, creative methods anyone could have followed -- Eratosthenes' calculation of the Earth's circumference around 200 BC and Hippolyte Fizeau's measurement of the speed of light in 1849.

Article originally appeared on The Creative Leadership Forum - Collaborate - Create - Commercialise & Transformational Change (http://thecreativeleadershipforum.com/).