Satisfaction and pleasure in science appears when scientific results were applied successfully for solving certain problems.

I think there are two types of satisfaction and pleasure in science. The first one is when a prediction has proved to be confirmed by experience or observation. Undoubtedly such is the case with the experimental discovery of the Higgs boson. the second type concerns achievements in mathematics and philosophy, when a new theorem is proved, or when a new philosophical thesis, conception, or interpretation has been proposed and defended in a convincing manner. 

Here is a good book on satisfaction, "Satisfaction: The Science of Finding True Fulfillment" written by Gregory Berns. The review of the book written in Publishers Weekly describes as follows:

'Berns kicks off this thought-provoking exploration with a simple question, "What do humans want?" He challenges the belief that we are driven primarily to pursue pleasure and avoid pain. Rather, Berns finds that "satisfaction comes less from the attainment of a goal and more in what you must do to get there." With a series of experiments using cutting-edge MRI scanning technology, he sees that the interaction of dopamine, the hormone secreted in the brain in anticipation of pleasure, and cortisol, the chemical released when we are under stress, produces the feelings people associate with satisfaction. Berns, an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Emory, ventures into the physical world to prove his thesis, looking at bruised and reddened s&m enthusiasts and ultra-marathoners collapsing after a 100-mile run. The author then brings his journey home, confronting issues in his own marriage and the sexual dissatisfaction that so often plagues long-term relationships. His conclusion is simple and compelling: people are wired for novel experience, and when we seek it out, we are satisfied.' (Emphasizing in bold-italics by T.T.)

https://www.amazon.com/Satisfaction-Science-Finding-True-Fulfillment/dp/080507600X

Satisfaction and pleasure in science appears when scientific results were applied successfully for solving certain problems.

Dear Ljubomir Jacić I agree with you so nothing else should I add to your answer. Effectively this is the satisfaction and pleasure in science, the ultimate success of it.

Dear Prof.Ljubomir  Jacić,

beauty in its short form answer.

A pity that so rarely science in relation to the number of research and researchers can be beautiful and satisfying.

The answer, however, concerns mainly applied sciences.

But the beauty and satisfaction also provides increased knowledge - knowledge itself.

Although in this context interesting are the motivations of researchers award-winning Ig Nobel.

Thanks for sharing. Apart from the insightful views of the colleagues, I consider that another reason which brings satisfaction and pleasure in science is the recognition of the scientists for their work by the society, university etc.

Regards

Simply I like to share the results of my research with good friends, society, and not to forget the people who pays the taxes which allow us to carry on with our research.

Satisfaction and pleasure in science appears when your scientific goals are achieved.

Truth is the most beautiful thing which gives the highest pleasure and ecstasy for those who care for it which a true scientist is.  The work of a scientist comes to be extremely satisfying with results of highest pleasure when either he/she reaches to the truth he/she was looking for or when suddenly new finding is discovered as a serendipity. I remember when Andrew Wiles was working on the proof of Fermat's last theorem, the jubilation and ecstasy he had when he knew the proof was done, it was a subliminal feeling, levitating from the ground. Imagine the ecstasy of Archimedes when he suddenly discovered the principle of buoyancy, running naked saying 'eureka".    

The pain and pleasure principle is much more complex than one would think. Many people know that we are motivated to avoid pain and to gain pleasure, however, factors like, time, emotion, logic and survival versus desire all create a complex personal formula which influences us to act.

---We want to avoid pain and to gain pleasure

---What we want more is to avoid pain, even if we won’t get pleasure

---But we don’t know what is actually going to cause pain or pleasure so we have to rely on what we perceive to be painful or pleasurable

---Then the clock takes over and we focus on now rather than later and immediate pain or pleasure become magnified

---If for any reason emotion enters the equation, that element gets much more magnified, regardless of the type or reason

---Finally, if anything triggers our survival response, all else goes out the window because we are hard-wired to survive.

https://titaniumsuccess.com/6-rules-of-pain-and-pleasure-the-science-behind-all-human-action/

Thanks for invitation. 

For me, satisfaction comes after some others recognize our effort to reach a goal; for example after finish something good for many people...may be finishing and presenting a book from our authority. Meanwhile pleasure comes from inside everyone, is something that I enojoy, independent from the opinion of any others.

Regards

Dear  All

Thanks for very nice contribution.

What is the Scientific Nature of Satisfaction & Pleasure ?

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The Neuroscience of Happiness and Pleasure!

In order to help understand happiness and alleviate the suffering, neuroscientists and psychologists have started to investigate the brain states associated with happiness components and to consider the relation to well-being. While happiness is in principle difficult to define and study, psychologists have made substantial progress in mapping its empirical features, and neuroscientists have made comparable progress in investigating the functional neuroanatomy of pleasure, which contributes importantly to happiness and is central to our sense of well-being...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3008658/