Serendipity : Accidental Discoveries in Science

Name: Serendipity : Accidental Discoveries in Science
Author: Royston M. Roberts
ISBN: 9780471602033

by Royston M. Roberts

item #15 in the Wiley Science Editions Series

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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.

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LanguageEnglish

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

Publication DateJan. 16th, 1991

Pages288

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ISBN-139780471602033

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Partial table of contents
Archimedes--The First Streaker
A Sick Indian Discovers Quinine
The Electric Battery and Electromagnetism--From a Frog's Leg and Compass
Discoveries of the Elements
Daguerre and the Invention of Photography
Nobel--the Man, the Discoveries, and the Prizes
Friedel and Crafts--A Laboratory Accident Spawns New Industrial Chemistry
Some Astronomical Serendipities
Accidental Medical Discoveries
Substitute Sugar: How Sweet It Is--And Non-Fattening
Nylon: Cold-Drawing Does the Trick
Velcro and Other Gifts from Serendipity for Modern Living
Conceptions, Misconceptions, and Accidents in Organic Synthesis
Epilogue: How Accidents Become Discoveries
Appendix
Index
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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.

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LanguageEnglish

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

Publication DateJan. 16th, 1991

Pages288

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Dimensions6.00 x 9.06 x 0.82 inches

ISBN-100471602035

Shipping Weight0.79 lbs

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