Serendipity : Accidental Discoveries in Science
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Wiley Science Editions
ISBN-10
0471602035
ISBN-13
9780471602033
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 23rd, 1989
Print length
288 Pages
Weight
428 grams
Dimensions
15.20 x 22.80 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
Science: general issues
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Many of the things discovered by accident are important in our everyday lives: Teflon, Velcro, nylon, x--rays, penicillin, safety glass, sugar substitutes, and polyethylene and other plastics.
Many of the things discovered by accident are important in our everyday lives: Teflon, Velcro, nylon, x-rays, penicillin, safety glass, sugar substitutes, and polyethylene and other plastics. And we owe a debt to accident for some of our deepest scientific knowledge, including Newton's theory of gravitation, the Big Bang theory of Creation, and the discovery of DNA. Even the Rosetta Stone, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the ruins of Pompeii came to light through chance. This book tells the fascinating stories of these and other discoveries and reveals how the inquisitive human mind turns accident into discovery. Written for the layman, yet scientifically accurate, this illuminating collection of anecdotes portrays invention and discovery as quintessentially human acts, due in part to curiosity, perserverance, and luck.
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