Serendipity
accidental discoveries in science
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Word Count
67,500 words, Guess
Page Count
270 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL2055355M
- ISBN-100471506583
- OCLC Control Number18834876
- OCLC Control Numberserendipityaccid00robe
- Library of Congress Control Number88033638
and 2 more
- LibraryThing142067
- Goodreads64761
Classifications
- DDC509
- LCCQ172.5.S47 R63 1989
Description
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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Series Statement
- Wiley science editions
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