Discusses research which described a simulation in which a spiral galaxy forms from a single uniform sphere that first fragments into large stellar clumps. Galaxy formation and shape; Research by Masafumi Noguchi in this issue; Previous research by Hubble; Merging of two spiral galaxies; Details about Noguchi's model; Role of stellar clumps in model; Observational evidence for new model; Hierarchical galaxy formation; Clumps' implications.