Douglas Osheroff: How advances in science are made Lecture from “How advances in science are made” at Cummins College of Engineering, India
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Chapter 11 of 11: Final Stategies and New Research
It is important to remember that advances in science are rarely made alone, and Douglas Osheroff discovered the value of this advice at Bell Labs. (2 minutes, 55 seconds)
Chapter 1 of 11: Discovery of Superconductivity
Douglas Osheroff discusses the discoveries of superconductivity as well as the importance of good research strategy. (5 minutes)
Chapter 2 of 11: Discovery of Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
Douglas Osheroff discusses Karl Jansky, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson's pioneering research, the origins of radioastronomy and how Penzias and Wilson discovered CMBR. (4 minutes, 49 seconds)
Chapter 3 of 11: Importance of an Open Mind
Douglas Osheroff explains how Penzias and Wilson discovered CMBR, while Robert Dickie failed to see it — and how this illustrates a good research strategy. (4 minutes, 49 seconds)
Chapter 4 of 11: Application of a Discovery
The process of advancing science often leads to inventions and technologies that directly benefit mankind. Osheroff uses the example of nuclear magnetic resonance to show just what can be possible. (4 minutes, 49 seconds)
Chapter 5 of 11: Refinement of NMR
Richard Ernst and Kurt Wüthrich and their advances in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques. (4 minutes, 49 seconds)
Chapter 6 of 11: Superfluiditiy in Helium-3
Douglas Osheroff discusses the history of helium-3 superfluidity, and how this was brought about by the Cold War. (4 minutes, 49 seconds)
Chapter 7 of 11: How to Supercool Helium-3
The development of supercool physics in the 1960s, and the apparent paradoxes in solid/liquid helium-3. (4 minutes, 49 seconds)
Chapter 8 of 11: Osheroff's Pomeranchuk Cell
Douglas Osheroff describes the discoveries made while recovering from a knee injury in the run up to his PhD, and he stresses the importance of seizing opportunities that are available to you. (4 minutes, 49 seconds)
Chapter 9 of 11: Osheroff's Early Data
Identifing the signature of an unanticipated phase transition inside a mixture of liquid and solid helium-3 made Thanksgiving an exciting time. (4 minutes, 49 seconds)
Chapter 10 of 11: Eureka Moment
At 2:30am precisely, a young Douglas Osheroff struck scientific gold with the discovery of the superfluid phase of Helium-3. (4 minutes, 49 seconds)
Chapter 11 of 11: Final Stategies and New Research
It is important to remember that advances in science are rarely made alone, and Douglas Osheroff discovered the value of this advice at Bell Labs. (2 minutes, 55 seconds)
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Douglas Osheroff provides insight into just what it takes to make breakthrough discoveries and provides advice on research strategies that should help all scientists.
