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Serendipity : accidental discoveries in science / by Roberts, Royston M.(CARDINAL)728998;
Bibliography: pages 248-262.
Subjects: Serendipity in science.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Dreams of earth and sky / by Dyson, Freeman J.(CARDINAL)141644;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-298).Dyson "celebrates openness to unconventional ideas and the spirit of joyful dreaming in which he believes that science should be pursued. Throughout these essays, which range from the creation of the Royal Society in the seventeenth century to the scientific inquiries of the Romantic generation to recent books by Daniel Kahneman and Malcolm Gladwell, he seeks to break down the barriers that separate science from other sources of human wisdom"--Amazon.com.
Subjects: Discoveries in science.; Serendipity in science.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Cosmic adventure : a renegade astronomer's guide to our world and beyond / by Berman, Bob.(CARDINAL)349546; McKnight, Alan.(CARDINAL)650233;
Subjects: Serendipity in science.; Science; Astronomy;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Great accidents in science that changed the world / by Meyer, Jerome S.(Jerome Sydney),1895-1975.(CARDINAL)129461;
Accounts of the discoveries of nine scientists whose attention to trivial or accidental things led to great advances: Archimedes, Oersted, Morse, Bell, Réaumur, Eastman, the Wright brothers, and Fleming.
Subjects: Science; Serendipity in science;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Lucky science : accidental discoveries from gravity to velcro, with experiments / by Roberts, Royston M.(CARDINAL)728998; Roberts, Jeanie,1962-(CARDINAL)382871;
Describes how scientific discoveries and inventions since ancient times have occured unexpectedly, as researchers have made new connections between the known and the unknown, and provides instructions for simple experiments to duplicate the discoveries.
Subjects: Discoveries in science; Serendipity in science;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Matches / by Abdo, Kenny,1986-,,,author.(CARDINAL)606539;
Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index."This title focuses on the accidental discovery of matches and details their origins, evolution throughout the years, and impact they have had on the world"--
Subjects: Matches; Inventions; Serendipity in science;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Microwaves / by Abdo, Kenny,1986-,,,author.(CARDINAL)606539;
Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index."This title focuses on the accidental discovery of microwaves and details their origins, evolution throughout the years, and impact they have had on the world"--
Subjects: Microwaves; Inventions; Serendipity in science;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Velcro / by Abdo, Kenny,1986-,,,author.(CARDINAL)606539;
Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index."This title focuses on the accidental discovery of velcro and details its origins, evolution throughout the years, and impact it has had on the world"--
Subjects: Fasteners; Inventions; Serendipity in science;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Penicillin / by Abdo, Kenny,author.;
"This title focuses on the accidental discovery of penicillin and details its origins, evolution throughout the years, and impact it has had on the world"--
Subjects: Antibiotics.; Discoveries in science.; High interest-low vocabulary books.; Inventions.; Penicillin.; Serendipity in science.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Corn flakes / by Abdo, Kenny,1986-,,,author.(CARDINAL)606539;
Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index."This title focuses on the accidental discovery of Corn Flakes and details their origins, evolution throughout the years, and impact they have had on the world"--
Subjects: Cereal products; Inventions; Serendipity in science;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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