Adam Savage: How simple ideas lead to scientific discoveries
Adam Savage is the host of Mythbusters, and the king of
making scientific analysis fun. In this talk from TEDYouth 2011 — which
happens to be half animated — he shows how simple methodologies led to
two of the most exciting scientific discoveries of all time:
Eratosthenes’ calculation of the Earth’s circumference and Hippolyte
Fizeau’s measurement of the speed of light.
After you watch this TedYouth Talk, please complete the graphic organizer to prepare for our class discussion tomorrow. Click here to access the graphic organizer.
