This database catalogues the most influential experiments that shaped our understanding of the physical universe. Each entry represents a pivotal moment in scientific discovery that fundamentally changed our view of reality.
The experiments are rated by their historical impact score (1-100) and include details about the scientists involved, equipment used, and their groundbreaking outcomes.
| id | scientist | equipment | outcome | year | impactScore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double-Slit | Thomas Young | Double-slit apparatus | Proved light exhibits both wave and particle properties | 1801 | 95 |
| Michelson-Morley | Michelson and Morley | Interferometer | Disproved existence of luminiferous aether | 1887 | 98 |
| Oil-Drop | Robert Millikan | Oil drop apparatus | Measured elementary electric charge | 1909 | 90 |
| Stern-Gerlach | Stern and Gerlach | Magnetic field beam | Demonstrated quantum spin states | 1922 | 85 |
| Cavendish | Henry Cavendish | Torsion balance | First measured gravitational constant | 1798 | 88 |
| Davisson-Germer | Davisson and Germer | Electron diffraction apparatus | Proved wave nature of electrons | 1927 | 87 |
| Photoelectric | Heinrich Hertz | Ultraviolet light source | Demonstrated quantum nature of light | 1905 | 94 |
| Rutherford Gold Foil | Ernest Rutherford | Gold foil, alpha particles | Discovered atomic nucleus | 1909 | 96 |
| Fizeau-Foucault | Fizeau and Foucault | Rotating mirror apparatus | First accurate measurement of light speed | 1850 | 84 |
| Franck-Hertz | Franck and Hertz | Mercury vapor tube | Proved quantum energy levels | 1914 | 88 |
| Pound-Rebka | Pound and Rebka | Gamma ray spectrometer | Verified gravitational time dilation | 1959 | 86 |
| Wu Experiment | Chien-Shiung Wu | Cobalt-60 decay setup | Proved parity violation | 1956 | 89 |
| Bell Test | John Clauser | Entangled photon source | Verified quantum entanglement | 1972 | 93 |
| Galileo Ball Drop | Galileo Galilei | Leaning Tower of Pisa | Proved objects fall at same rate | 1589 | 92 |
| Cosmic Microwave | Penzias and Wilson | Horn antenna | Discovered cosmic background radiation | 1964 | 97 |
| Cathode Ray | J.J. Thomson | Cathode ray tube | Discovered electron | 1897 | 91 |
| Hafele-Keating | Hafele and Keating | Atomic clocks | Proved time dilation effect | 1971 | 85 |
| Eötvös | Roland Eötvös | Torsion balance | Verified equivalence principle | 1908 | 83 |
| Aspect | Alain Aspect | Photon detectors | Tested Bell inequalities | 1982 | 90 |
| Compton | Arthur Compton | X-ray scattering setup | Proved particle nature of photons | 1923 | 89 |