Major milestones in how we understand the world have been marked by experiments so ingenious, so simple, and so earth-shattering that they can literally take your breath away. read more
I'll list a number of important experiments in physics from a historical perspective: The optical experiments by Ibn al-Haytham or Alhazen , and his description and use of the camera obscura. The discovery of the laws of uniform and accelerated motion by Galileo Galilei. read more
A great compilation of some classic physics experiments (including four of those listed here—the experiments by Henry Cavendish, Thomas Young, James Joule, and Robert Millikan) written by the experimenters themselves. read more
See also: timeline of scientific experiments and List of discoveries The following is a list of historically important scientific experiments and observations demonstrating something of great scientific interest, typically in an elegant or clever manner. read more