Accidental: The Greatest (Unintentional) Science Breakthroughs and How They Changed The World
Author(s): Tim James
We may imagine that science is a process of breakthroughs and light bulb moments. But in reality, science goes wrong 99% of the time.Almost every idea a scientist comes up with is quickly disproved by a failed experiment or rival research. Science moves at a rate of inches per decade and we like it that way. But occasionally, just occasionally, a complete fluke happens and changes everything. From an untimely sneeze in a petri dish leading to antibiotics to the discovery of microwaves via melted chocolate, this is a rip-roaring adventure through science gone wrong, accidentally changing humanity for the better.
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- : Little, Brown Book Group Limited
- : Sphere
- : 29 February 2024
- : books
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- : Tim James
- : Paperback
- : en
- : 509
- : 224