How would you then make your discovery known?
As an amateur scientist, where can you go with your discovery?
Asker: Bass, 23 years
Answer
Hi Bass,
It is indeed possible to discover things as an amateur scientist.
For example, there are several cases where amateur astronomers made discoveries: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Space/story?id=8221167&page=1.
If you have made an invention, you can have it registered in a patent and/or go to an inventor’s fair.
Scientific discoveries are then published in professional journals in the appropriate discipline (Science, The Lancelet, …). You can also contact a university/college to check whether it is indeed a new discovery.
Kind regards,
Luc.
Answered by
ir Luc Bosmans
Technology in the audiovisual sector
Erasmus University College Brussels
Industrial quay 170 B-1070 Brussels
http://www.erasmushogeschool.be/
Industrial quay 170 B-1070 Brussels
http://www.erasmushogeschool.be/
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