It is often in moments of quiet reflection that a flash of brilliance can occur. Archimedes, the man to which the original Eureka moment is popularly attributed to, had his epiphany whilst getting into a bath. This moment eventually developed into the Archimedes Principle – used to determine the volume of an object with an irregular shape and a historic discovery in fluid dynamics.
It is not just Archimedes who has had a lightbulb moment in seemingly strange circumstances. James Watson cracked the structure of DNA whilst asleep, when he dreamt of a spiral staircase – mirroring the double helix structure of DNA, and JK Rowling, author of the now famous Harry Potter books, had her original idea for the novels whilst on a crowded train home!
So take a look at this infographic from Plumbworld, “Where Did Iconic People Have Their Eureka Moment?” to find out where the incredible stories behind the discoveries of iconic people took place!
Infographic by: plumbworld.co.uk
It is not just Archimedes who has had a lightbulb moment in seemingly strange circumstances. James Watson cracked the structure of DNA whilst asleep, when he dreamt of a spiral staircase – mirroring the double helix structure of DNA, and JK Rowling, author of the now famous Harry Potter books, had her original idea for the novels whilst on a crowded train home!
Infographic by: plumbworld.co.uk
