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An edition of Serendipity (1989)

Serendipity

accidental discoveries in science

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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. 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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Wiley
Language
English
Pages
270

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Serendipity in science, Effet serendip en sciences, Forschung, Entdeckung, Wetenschap, Effet serendip, Histoire, Découvertes scientifiques, Naturwissenschaften, Ontdekkingen, Zufall, Toeval, Serendipity, Science, miscellanea, Accidents, Science, Popular Works, History
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Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 248-262.
Includes indexes.

Published in
New York
Series
Wiley science editions

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
509
Library of Congress
Q172.5.S47 R63 1989, Q172.5.S47R63 1989

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvii, 270 p. :
Number of pages
270

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL2055355M
ISBN 10
0471506583, 0471602035
LCCN
88033638
OCLC/WorldCat
18834876
LibraryThing
142067
Goodreads
64761
406326

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OL3469548W

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