Seeing is Believing: the importance of experimental observation in scientific understanding
Dame Julia Higgins takes us on a journey to explain how modern techniques can give us a fascinating insight into hidden worlds.
As scientific understanding of our world developed from the Middle Ages onwards, it became increasingly important to verify theoretical ideas through experiments. The development of microscopes and telescopes allowed observation of the very small or the very far away but until the end of the nineteenth century, what could be observed was still limited by the properties of light. However, the discovery of other forms of radiation opened new opportunities. William Henry Bragg and his son William Lawrence Bragg showed how X-rays could be produced and exploited to “see” inside solid objects down to the scale of atoms.
Dame Julia Higgins is a polymer scientist, whose research includes the behaviour of complex materials, and particularly polymers, in terms of their molecular structure, organisation and motion.
After many years as a pioneering researcher, Julia’s activi
0 views
274
53
2 days ago 00:04:14 0
How EVIL VITALITY Really Plays CS2
6 days ago 00:03:30 0
This $900 Light Bucket Sees Galaxies?! | Sky-Watcher 10“ Dobsonian Telescope Review (S11620) - YouTube
1 week ago 00:03:55 12
English Christian Song | “Those Who Are Not Acknowledged by God“
1 week ago 00:12:56 0
Google’s AI Found a Glitch in Reality — And It’s Getting Worse
2 weeks ago 02:07:57 0
Shocking Truck Crashes Caught On Camera You Have To See To Believe
3 weeks ago 00:00:39 0
The Blood of Dawnwalker — Gameplay Reveal Event Announcement
4 weeks ago 00:23:14 214
SIGN OF GOD? See What JUST HAPPENED In The USA Shocked All Warned About This...
4 weeks ago 00:00:08 0
Economic and Financial Damage
4 weeks ago 00:00:19 0
Synchronize World Stock Markets To Tehran Iran Stock Market
4 weeks ago 00:10:56 0
Rajasthani Puppet Dance Show, Udaipur, Rajasthan : Indian Puppet Show Video
4 weeks ago 00:02:47 1
Wicked: For Good | Official Trailer
1 month ago 00:09:55 3
Girls Try On Stylish Tights | 2025 Collection Showcase