History, heresy and radiology in scientific discovery

History of Polish gastrointestinal radiology.

As early as several days after the publication of the information concerning Roentgen's discovery the first radiological examinations were performed in Poland. The new method was immediately introduced into medical practice, including gastroenterology. In that pioneer period the most important works were those by Walery Jaworski who was the first man in the world to perform an X-ray of gall sto...

A Brief History of Radiology

The X-ray (or the ‘new light’) was discovered quite coincidentally by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen on 8 November 1895 in Würzburg, Germany. Röntgen, a professor of physics, conducted experiments focussing on light phenomena and other emissions generated by discharging an electrical current in a highly-evacuated glass tube (a so-called Crookes tube, named after the British investigator William Crookes...

Supporting scientific discovery processes in Discovery Net

The activity of e-Science involves making discoveries by analysing data to find new knowledge. Discoveries of value cannot be made by simply performing a pre-defined set of steps to produce a result. Rather, there is an original, creative aspect to the activity which by its nature cannot be automated. In addition to finding new knowledge, discovery therefore also concerns finding a process to f...

Discovery Informatics: AI Opportunities in Scientific Discovery

Artificial Intelligence researchers have long sought to understand and replicate processes of scientific discovery. This article discusses Discovery Informatics as an emerging area of research that builds on that tradition and applies principles of intelligent computing and information systems to understand, automate, improve, and innovate processes of scientific discovery.

Scientific Modeling and Resource Discovery in Scientific Workflows