Results: An epiphany
Published on 08/17/2015
An epiphany (from the ancient Greek ἐπιφάνεια, epiphaneia, "manifestation, striking appearance") is an experience of sudden and striking realization. Generally the term is used to describe scientific breakthrough, religious or philosophical discoveries, but it can apply in any situation in which an enlightening realization allows a problem or situation to be understood from a new and deeper perspective.
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Did you know this word or what it meant before this?
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Epiphanies are relatively rare occurrences and generally follow a process of significant thought about a problem. Often they are triggered by a new and key piece of information, but importantly, a depth of prior knowledge is required to allow the leap of understanding. Did you know any of these famous epiphanies?
Archimedes's discovery of a method to determine the density of an object...
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Isaac Newton's realization that a falling apple and the orbiting moon are both pulled by the same force...
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Albert Einstein developed his Special Theory of Relativity after arriving home one night feeling defeated. He imagined having arrived home at the speed of light, and how the light from the town’s clock tower would not have reached him in his car, even tho
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Can you say that you've had an epiphany moment in your life?
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