Who Is Barr Barry Characterize Scientific Research?

Revised 2008Q2 Empiricism, the use of experience and experimentation to approach a conclusion. What if there is no set start on experimentation during that step of the scientific method? During the flu epidemic of 1918, there was no set way of approaching a way to prevent the outbreak. Scientists had to make completely new observations if any progress was to be done. Barry realizes the lack of stepping stones in curing the flu and attempts to motivate scientists to pursue the first steps in research. Those who pursue scientific research would be distinguished from the others. He strongly encourages research for the benefit of social health. Barry characterize scientific research as a proof of ambition by describing what a real scientist is and comparing research to the western frontier
He claims that scientists have “passion, patience, and courage” (7-8). Furthermore, he describes courage as “embracing uncertainty” (10). Most scientists would be reluctant to show uncertainty in any step of the scientific method. A majority of those who would embrace uncertainty would be the most ambitious. As a result, scientific research into the unknown would be done by the most ambitious. Furthermore, Barry cites Einstein who had uncertainty “until his predictions were tested” to show that even an ambitious scientist like Einstein faced uncertainty (17-18). The reason there is uncertainty in scientific is because of the lack of starting points. Einstein, who was an empiricist, created the Theory of Relativity, created his own theory from nothing. Many scientists are empiricists and require experiments to come to a conclusion. Barry realizes the challenges scientific research and shows it as a challenge only the most ambitious can