Biology · Science Pedagogy
What does the following historical excerpt regarding Alexander Fleming's accidental discovery of Penicillin from a blue-green mould left in an uncovered Petri dish illustrate about the Nature of Science?
- 1Rigid laws and theories play the only central role in developing scientific knowledge
- 2A strict, general, and universal scientific method always exists and is followed
- 3Scientific knowledge is long lasting yet completely tentative
- 4Scientific discovery is often serendipitous and not a rigid linear process✓
Correct answer
Scientific discovery is often serendipitous and not a rigid linear process
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