Countries are spending more and more to science today. According to reports, U.S spent $368 billion on 2012. 18 percent of this number is spent for basic research. Science and human questioned basic questions and science answered them. Main
Countries are spending more and more to science today. According to reports, U.S spent $368 billion on 2012. 18 percent of this number is spent for basic research. Science and human questioned basic questions and science answered them. Main aim of these basic researches is solving practical problems but some basic researches in the history changed the world. Some of the scientists tried to change the world by basic researcher but some of them made it unwillingly or results surprised them completely. How many science experiments are there those changed the world?
Most popular basic research changed the world in the close history is Stanley Milgram’s experimental research on 1960. It’s also accepted as one of the most controversial research in the history of science. Milgram collected ordinary people from society and made the volunteers. There was a fake electricity control panel in front the volunteers and they asked questions from microphone to scientist’s assistant in the closed door. When assistant couldn’t answer the question, an authority commanded them to increase the level of electricity. When electricity level is higher, fake moans and voices were coming from assistant inside. With authority’s command, most of the volunteers turned the level up to 450w. Many authorities found the research very dangerous but only a few of the volunteers found it dangerous for themselves. Research showed that humanity is very naïve in front of authority.
Another popular basic research is Ivan Pavlov’s psychology tests on behavior which are known as “Dog Days” He was working on ”canine digestion” but he noticed the strange behavior styles of 