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Publish at November 02 2016 Updated December 04 2025

How do simple ideas lead to scientific discoveries?

A TED ed capsule that proves that great scientific discovery doesn't always mean great experimentation.

Adam Savage explores two spectacular examples of profound scientific discoveries stemming from simple, creative methods that anyone could have replicated:

  • how Eratosthenes calculated the Earth's circumference around 200 BC ;
  • Hippolyte Fizeau's measurement of the speed of light in 1849.

Running time: 7min31

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