The Revolutionary Thinker
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Alfred Wegener proposed the revolutionary theory of continental drift in the early 20th century. Despite initial skepticism, his ideas paved the way for plate tectonics.
The Radical Gaia Hypothesis
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James Lovelock’s revolutionary Gaia hypothesis proposed that life actively regulates Earth’s environment to maintain habitable conditions. His bold systems view of the planet transformed science.
Galileo’s Ship
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In order to explain the concepts of inertia and relative motion, Galileo devised a thought experiment involving a ship sailing smoothly across the sea. He imagined observers on the ship conducting experiments, unaware that the ship was actually in motion. Galileo realized that the motion of the ship would be imperceptible to those on board, […]