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Item Details
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SERENDIPITY
ACCIDENTAL DISCOVERIES IN SCIENCE |
| By: |
Royston M. Roberts |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£15.99 |
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£11.67 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0471602035 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780471602033 |
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Currently 10 available |
| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
23 August, 1989 |
| Series: |
Wiley Science Editions |
| Pages: |
288 |
| 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. |
| Synopsis: |
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 Newtona 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. |
| US Grade: |
Preschool |
| Illustrations: |
illustrations; portraits |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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