It wasn’t until the 19th century that psychology went from a bunch of smart people talking and writing about how they think the brain works to a scientific area of study. Psychology as a science all started in 1879 with a German professor named Wilhelm Wundt. He conducted what is considered the very first official psychological experiment. His goal was to measure how long it took for people to hear and respond to a sound. Wundt’s experiments earned him the unofficial title of “the father of psychology.”