Accidental: The Greatest (Unintentional) Science Breakthroughs and How They Changed The World
by Tim James
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'Who said science was dry? Certainly not Tim James' New York Post
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A rip-roaring adventure through science gone wrong, and accidentally changing humanity (mostly) for the better.
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 often like it that way. But occasionally, just occasionally, a complete fluke happens and changes everything as we know it.
From an untimely sneeze in a petri dish leading to the groundbreaking creation of antibiotics, to the incredible discovery of microwaves via melted chocolate, Accidental is a rip-roaring adventure through science gone wrong, and accidentally changing humanity for the better.
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- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Author
- Tim James
- Format
- Hardcover
- Published
- Feb 11, 2025
- ISBN-13
- 9781472148407
- ISBN-10
- 1472148401
- Pages
- 224
- Carton quantity
- 20 copies
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