experimentalist

noun ex·per·i·men·tal·ist \ ik-ˌsper-ə-ˈmen-tə-ləst also -ˌspir- \

Updated on: 10 Apr 2018

Definition of experimentalist

: one who experiments; specifically : a person conducting scientific experiments

Recent Examples of experimentalist from the Web

Olson has recently worked on pieces based on or inspired by such diverse sources as the medieval mystic Hildegard of Bingen and contemporary electronic pop experimentalist Grimes.

— john adamian, courant.com, "Three-Day Women Composers Festival At Various Hartford Venues," 31 Mar. 2018
In particular, theorists have predicted—and experimentalists have confirmed—that certain insulating solids can, counterintuitively, conduct electricity thanks to topological properties.

— davide castelvecchi, Scientific American, "Physicists Harness Twisted Mathematics to Make Powerful Laser," 5 Feb. 2018
Adrienne Kennedy, one of the American theater’s great experimentalists, brings a new play to Theater for a New Audience, her first in nearly a decade.

— alexis soloski, New York Times, "What’s New in NYC Theater," 11 Jan. 2018
Per usual, the lineup is packed with an overwhelming array of great artists, including some of jazz’s biggest and buzziest names alongside upstart experimentalists.

— natalie weiner, Billboard, "2018 Winter Jazzfest Marathon: 10 Must-See Performances," 10 Jan. 2018
Tuscon experimentalist Karima Walker put out her debut full-length, Hands in Our Names, in March, and its songs reverberate most during their quietest moments.

— leor galil, Chicago Reader, "Chicago label Orindal deals in intimacy, even as this weekend’s Hideout showcase demonstrates its growing reach," 8 Sep. 2017
The foundation, which would wind up spending $1 billion over the next 40 years on the project, ordered the two groups to merge, with a troika of two experimentalists, Drs.

— dennis overbye, New York Times, "2017 Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to LIGO Black Hole Researchers," 3 Oct. 2017
The Oscar-winning Japanese composer, synth-pop pioneer and electronica experimentalist reflects on his work and influences in this intimate portrait.

— david rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda': Film Review | Venice 2017," 3 Sep. 2017
The observation doesn’t change physicists’ understanding of the nucleus or neutrinos, says Natalie Roe, an experimentalist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California, who was not involved in the study.

— adrian cho, Science | AAAS, "Milk jug–sized detector captures neutrinos in a whole new way," 3 Aug. 2017

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