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Happy accidents : serendipity in major medical breakthroughs in the twentieth century / by Meyers, Morton A.(CARDINAL)516050;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Discoveries in science.; Medical innovations; Medicine; Medicine; Serendipity.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How to become an accidental genius / by MacLeod, Elizabeth,author.(CARDINAL)209876; Wishinsky, Frieda,author.(CARDINAL)270074; Playford, Jenn,illustrator.(CARDINAL)495702;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-123) and index."This nonfiction book for middle readers is full of inspiring tales of inventors and innovators who have accidentally changed the world. The book also features profiles of inventive kids and teenagers."--990L
Subjects: Biographies.; Illustrated works.; Instructional and educational works.; Inventors; Inventors; Inventions; Inventions; Serendipity in science;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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Happy accidents : serendipity in modern medical breakthroughs / by Meyers, Morton A.(CARDINAL)516050;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-373) and index.A look at the role of serendipity in major medical and scientific breakthroughs of the twentieth century explains how chance led to the discovery of such medical advances as penicillin, chemotherapy drugs, X-rays, Valium, and Viagra
Subjects: Medicine; Medical innovations; Medicine; Discoveries in science.; Serendipity.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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Cleaning chemistry / by Field, Jon Eben.(CARDINAL)496424;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 30-31) and index.Science and serendipity -- Understanding matter -- Scientific method -- Everyday chemistry -- Science of clean -- Let's test that -- You're soaking in it -- Which washes better? -- Eureka! I found it! -- Creative chemists -- Want to learn more?Do your parents ask you to wash your hands before dinner? You might not like it, but using soap to wash your hands gets rid of dirt and fights germs. Soap, what it does and how it is made, is an amazing and simple example of the branch of science called chemistry.Guided reading: S.IG1010LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Chemistry; Cleaning compounds;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The best : how elite athletes are made / by Williams, A. M.(A. Mark),1965-author.(CARDINAL)877772; Wigmore, Tim,1990-author.(CARDINAL)879604;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-344) and index.Nature, serendipity and the role of chance in making champions -- Inside the minds of champions -- Training smarter and the science of success.Get inside the minds of elite sportsmen and women and discover what it takes to be the best. This is the story of superhuman performance and the playbook for the superstars of tomorrow. Never have the best sportspeople seemed so far removed from the rest of us. So how are these extraordinary athletes made and what do their achievements tell us about success? THE BEST reveals how the most incredible sportspeople in the world got that way. It is a unique look at the path to sporting greatness. This is a story of origins, training, luck and serendipity, as well as of sports science and cutting-edge technology. Packed with gripping personal stories and interviews, you will discover how the best athletes develop the extraordinary skills and muscle memory that allow them to perform remarkable acts without consciously thinking about them. THE BEST deconstructs the myths, like the notion that 10,000 hours of practice are needed to make it to the top, and explores the hidden power of the mind to reveal how athletes really think and process information during high octane competition. it gets inside the minds of champions, deconstructing what athletes see during matches and explaining how they do what they do. Drawing on examples and lessons from throughout the sporting world, this is for anyone who wants to know what it takes to be the best.
Subjects: Athletes; Sports;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The rise : creativity, the gift of failure, and the search for mastery / by Lewis, Sarah Elizabeth,1979-(CARDINAL)281757;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Looks at creativity and mastery in the arts, science, and business, as well as the sometimes surprising ways that they are achieved through serendipity, failure, simple determination, and hard work.
Subjects: Creative ability.; Failure (Psychology); Expertise.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Clara [videorecording] / by Sherman, Akash,film director,screenwriter.; Ewasiuk, James,screenwriter.; Lantos, Ari,film producer.; Adams, Patrick J.,1981-actor.(CARDINAL)549409; Bellisario, Troian,1985-actor.; Hager, Kristen,actor.; Thomson, R. H.,actor.(CARDINAL)531473; Dale, Jennifer,1956-actor.; Distant Horizon (Firm),production company.; Screen Media Films (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)784912; Serendipity Point Films,production company.;
Director of photography, Nick Haight ; music by Jonathan Kawchuk.Patrick J. Adams, Troian Bellisario, Ennis Esmer, Kristen Hager, R.H. Thomson, Jennifer Dale.In a race to find intelligent life in the universe, an astronomer and his free-thinking research partner make an inexplicable discovery that changes how they see the world, and each other.Not rated.DVD, wide screen; NTSC, Dolby 5.1 surround, Dolby 2.0 stereo.
Subjects: Science fiction films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Extraterrestrial beings; Astronomers; Artists; Discoveries in science;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Accidental medical discoveries : how tenacity and pure dumb luck changed the world / by Winters, Robert W.,(Robert Wayne),1926-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Many of the worlds most important and life-saving devices and techniques were often discovered purely by accident. Serendipity, timing, and luck played a part in the discovery of unintentional cures and breakthroughs: A plastic shard in an RAF pilots eye leads to the use of plastic for the implantable lens. The inability to remove a titanium chamber from rabbits bone leads to dental implants. Viagra was discovered by a group of chemists, working in the lab to find a new drug to alleviate the pain of angina pectoris. A stretch of five weeks of unusually warm weather in 1928 played a role in assisting Dr. Alexander Fleming in his analysis of bacterial growth and the discovery of penicillin.After studying the effects of the venom injected by the bite of a deadly pit viper snake, chemists developed a groundbreaking drug that works to control blood pressure. Accidental Medical Discoveries is an entertaining and enlightening look at the creation of 25 medical inventions that have changed the world ? unintentionally. The book is presented in a lively and engaging way, and will appeal to a wide variety of readers, from history buffs to trivia fanatics to those in the medical profession.
Subjects: Science; Discoveries in science.; Science.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The crowd & the cosmos : adventures in the zooniverse / by Lintott, Chris,author.(CARDINAL)422512;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-265) and index.How science is done -- The crowd and the cosmos -- No such thing as a new idea -- Into the Zooniverse -- Too many penguins -- From supernovae to zorillas -- Serendipity -- Is it aliens? -- Three paths.
Subjects: Big data; Cosmology; Human-computer interaction; Science; Science;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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The serendipity mindset : the art and science of creating good luck / by Busch, Christian(Professor of business),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Good luck isn't just chance, it can be learned and leveraged, and The Serendipity Mindset explains how to use serendipity to make life better at work, at home-everywhere. Most of us think that the important decisions and events in our lives happen by chance, that they're out of our control. Often we think that successful people-and successful companies and organizations-are simply luckier than the rest of us. Good fortune-serendipity-just seems to happen to them. But is that true? Are some people naturally luckier than others? Or are they better at creating the conditions for coincidence to arise and taking advantage of them when they do? How can we connect the dots of seemingly random events to improve our lives? In The Serendipity Mindset, Christian Busch explains that serendipity isn't about luck in the sense of randomness. It's about seeing what others don't, combining these observations in unexpected and strategic ways, and learning how to detect the moments when apparently random or unconnected ideas merge to form new opportunities. Busch explores serendipity from a rational and scientific perspective and argues that there are identifiable approaches we can use to improve the conditions to let serendipity grow in our lives. The Serendipity Mindset offers a clear, engaging blueprint for how individuals, families, communities, and businesses can cultivate serendipity to increase innovation and influence. Drawing from the latest research in biology, chemistry, physics, management, and information systems, and using examples of people from all walks of life, Busch illustrates how serendipity works, in the process explaining how each of us can train our own serendipity muscle to use this powerful force in our own lives. Once we understand how serendipity works, Busch says, we become curators of it and luck is no longer something that just happens to us-it becomes a force that we can grasp, shape, and hone"--
Subjects: Serendipity.; Success.; Success in business.; Fortune.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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