Bent on proving his ideas correct, Mendel began his
famous pea experiments. In 1865, he presented the
results of his experiments to the Brunn Society of
Natural History, one of the most prestigious scientific
societies in the world. In 1866, the society published
his paper in their proceedings. Even though the
journal reached 120 universities and other societies,
Mendel’s paper was mostly ignored by the science
community of the time. It was not until 1900 that
Mendel’s paper was rediscovered and viewed as a
significant scientific achievement.