tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post994299814269170144..comments2023-10-31T21:30:25.737+08:00Comments on Fresh Brainz: Counterintuitive Science - The Most Successful Failed ExperimentThe Key Questionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05426898630563791849noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post-8806479383407463922008-04-09T13:06:00.000+08:002008-04-09T13:06:00.000+08:00To Anon 7:12,Thanks for visiting and for pointing ...To Anon 7:12,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting and for pointing out the LIGO project!<BR/><BR/>I recall debating with my friend many years ago about the relative importance of technological and theoretical development to science. At that time my opinion was that theory development was more "revolutionary", but today I find it difficult to separate their contributions to the overall endeavour.The Key Questionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05426898630563791849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post-14224161439499402232008-04-07T19:12:00.000+08:002008-04-07T19:12:00.000+08:00In Science, instruments tend to trump argument. :)...In Science, instruments tend to trump argument. <BR/><BR/>:) Great work on the article. The Michelson-Morley interferometer is still alive and kicking to this very day, and is used in all kinds of high-precision measurements.<BR/><BR/>The LIGO project (www.ligo.caltech.edu) that is being used to search for evidence of gravitational waves , essentially has huge versions of Michelson's early devices.<BR/><BR/>So, his work lives on and may play a role yet in many more exciting discoveries!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post-24622386990662061892008-04-07T12:56:00.000+08:002008-04-07T12:56:00.000+08:00To Angry Doc:Glad you liked the post! "Qi" also re...To Angry Doc:<BR/><BR/>Glad you liked the post! "Qi" also reminds me of the phlogiston theory.<BR/><BR/>To Wormbrain:<BR/><BR/>Yes, he built such an accurate instrument that it became a strong challenge to his own belief about aether. Yet he went ahead and published the null result. This kind of impartiality and integrity is a scientific ideal.The Key Questionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05426898630563791849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post-3382364332397968242008-04-07T03:15:00.000+08:002008-04-07T03:15:00.000+08:00Very interesting!He did actually prove (or unprove...Very interesting!<BR/>He did actually prove (or unprove) the theory, failed experiment or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30971820.post-35963384266579743382008-04-06T21:48:00.000+08:002008-04-06T21:48:00.000+08:00I've always thought of ether as the west's equival...I've always thought of ether as the west's equivalent of 'qi'. :)<BR/><BR/>Let me link to this post on my blog.angry dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03132410467147982699noreply@blogger.com