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Lecture - Eureka! How the history of science became a story of discovery

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Inspired moments of discovery are widely seen as the central story of science. Great discoveries are often assumed to involve a single moment of insight, made by an individual genius working in isolation. How did this view of discovery become established? The most common expression associated with scientific discovery in the European tradition is ‘Eureka’, meaning ‘I have found it’. This talk uses the history of ‘Eureka’ to chart changing views of discovery and its role within science.

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