The Accidental Scientist

The Role of Chance and Luck in Scientific Discovery

Graeme Donald

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MICHAEL OMARA BOOKS
01 February 2018

Mathematics & Sciences; History of science; Popular science

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.

By: Graeme Donald
Imprint: MICHAEL OMARA BOOKS
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 14mm
ISBN: 9781782437802
ISBN 10: 1782437800
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 February 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Graeme Donald is the author of a number of books about the meaning of words and popular misconceptions, including When the Earth was Flat (Michael O'Mara Books, 2011). He has written for many newspapers and had a column about word origins in the Today newspaper for over ten years.