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Serendipity
Royston M. Roberts
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Description for Serendipity
Paperback. 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. Series: Wiley Science Editions. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations; portraits. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Series
Wiley Science Editions
Condition
New
Weight
428g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471602033
SKU
V9780471602033
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99-11
About Royston M. Roberts
Royston M. Roberts is the author of Serendipity: Accidental Discoveries in Science, published by Wiley.
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