a highly publicized trial in 1925 when John Thomas Scopes violated a Tennessee state law by teaching evolution in high school; Scopes was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow; Scopes was convicted but the verdict was later reversed
trying out various means or theories until error is satisfactorily reduced or eliminated
relating to solving problems by experience rather than theory
Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900-1970)
the act of testing something
trying something to find out about it
(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications
