Was Shechtman's discovery accepted right away?
Yes, Immediately
No, It took a while
No, Never accepted
Yes, but after confirmation
Answer
Shechtman's discovery of quasicrystals was not accepted right away. The reason for this was that it contradicted the widely accepted scientific theory of the time, which stated that crystals could only have 10 possible symmetry groups. However, Shechtman's crystals had 12 possible symmetry groups, which was impossible according to the current theory.
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