Today, Modern science and technology has given us all the possible luxuries and amenities that previous generations could not. And it won't be an exaggeration if I told you that all this development in science and technology would not have been possible without these scientists from respective fields. Their education, working style, Intelligent quotient, and hard work has inspired every science enthusiast to become a scientist and contribute to over all wellbeing of the society. You might have read books or heard stories or seen in the movies about Einstein or Nikola Tesla and many others like how these scientists had a magical and mystical aura around them. For the first time, in my childhood, when I saw a time travel movie,I was so awstuck by the phenomenon that I could not sleep whole night. But by adulthood I got to know that time travel theory is still in its juvenile state and yet to be explored. What makes these scientists different form us and So, the question arises here, like how these scientists think? what is their methodology and modus operandi?
After having recorded enough data, a hypothesis is assumed. This hypothesis conveys the possible explanation of the event or phenomenon under observation. Postulate is another word for hypothesis. Further, hypothesis is made keeping in mind that it must be backed and tested by an experiments.
Experiments are the tests performed to see whether the hypothesis is true or not. Lot of information is collected which helps to validate the hypothesis. There are cases when experimental results do not support the assumed hypothesis. In such cases scientists must propose a new hypothesis and again new experiments are performed to tests the new hypothesis.
Without wasting time lets study how a scentist thinks and operates.
Every scientist has a unique way of perceiving things but in general these sceintists follow some basic scientific method involving four steps which are as follows:
1.Observation:
when these scientists see any interesting event or phenomenon happening, they observe it in detail. Then they describe and measure with the help of mathematics. Such a mathematical measurement information is called data.
2.Hypothesis:
After having recorded enough data, a hypothesis is assumed. This hypothesis conveys the possible explanation of the event or phenomenon under observation. Postulate is another word for hypothesis. Further, hypothesis is made keeping in mind that it must be backed and tested by an experiments.
3.Experiments:
Experiments are the tests performed to see whether the hypothesis is true or not. Lot of information is collected which helps to validate the hypothesis. There are cases when experimental results do not support the assumed hypothesis. In such cases scientists must propose a new hypothesis and again new experiments are performed to tests the new hypothesis.
4.Theory:
Hypothesis eventually becomes a theory, when scientists perform experiments with consistent results and confirm the hypothesis. This theory is still under scrutiny and undergoes experiments and if needed modified or replaced. And again a new hypothesis is proposed and once again experiments are conducted to confirm the same.
Dear readers, you have gone through the steps, a scientist follows but in reality these steps cannot summarize the struggle, pain and hard work of a scientist who repeats these steps for n number of times during his life time. There are few scientists who vanishes from the surface of the earth with no fame and appreciation but their work left behind help other scientists to achieve their goals.
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