The Accidental Scientist
Author: Donald, Graeme
ISBN: 9781782437802
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Year First Published: 2018
Pages: 224
Dimensions: 5.079 inches x 7.795 inches x 0.531 inches
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
Have you ever wondered how the ideas for some things come about?
Surprisingly it is often as much down to chance as a single person's brilliance. The Accidental Scientist explores the role of chance and error in scientific, medical and commercial innovation, outlining exactly how some of the most well-known products, gadgets and useful gizmos came to be.
Encompassing everything from DNA profiling to fingerprinting and TNT to the telephone, this book explores many of the discoveries that we are all so familiar with today, yet have the most interesting origins because of the story behind them.
Not all discoveries require brilliance, and as The Accidental Scientist demonstrates, sometimes a special ingredient is needed: luck.
ISBN: 9781782437802
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Year First Published: 2018
Pages: 224
Dimensions: 5.079 inches x 7.795 inches x 0.531 inches
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
Have you ever wondered how the ideas for some things come about?
Surprisingly it is often as much down to chance as a single person's brilliance. The Accidental Scientist explores the role of chance and error in scientific, medical and commercial innovation, outlining exactly how some of the most well-known products, gadgets and useful gizmos came to be.
Encompassing everything from DNA profiling to fingerprinting and TNT to the telephone, this book explores many of the discoveries that we are all so familiar with today, yet have the most interesting origins because of the story behind them.
Not all discoveries require brilliance, and as The Accidental Scientist demonstrates, sometimes a special ingredient is needed: luck.
