Accidental - The Greatest Unintentional Science Breakthroughs How They Changed

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.

Product details

• Authors: Tim James, James Tim
• Publisher: Robinson Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.04.2024
• EAN: 9781472148407
• ISBN: 978-1-4721-4840-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 238 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); popular science, HISTORY / General, SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Physics / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, SCIENCE / Experiments & Projects, History of Science