Studying formulas vs Experiments

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Quick Summary (Best Approximation)

Of the major boundary-pushing insights in physics:

• ~70% began with theory → prediction → experiment → confirmation

  (e.g. relativity, quantum field theory, standard model particles, cosmology)

• ~30% began with experiment → anomaly → theory → explanation

  (e.g. blackbody radiation, photoelectric effect, discovery of radioactivity, expansion of the universe)