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Tim Hutton - 2012-03-20 10:27:10+0000 - Updated: 2012-03-20 10:27:10+0000

Originally shared by Gary WhittaLove this.

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. (Launching a series on Inventions that Shaped History) "How Simple Ideas Lead to Scientific Discoveries" was animated by the TED-Ed Animation Team (Jeremiah Dickey, Biljana Labovic, Celeste Lai, Kari Mulholland and Franz Palomares)

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Dave Wonnacott - 2012-03-20 13:32:20+0000

Yeah. Just magnificent!

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