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Serendipity : The Unexpected in Science / Telmo Pievani ; translated by Michael Gerard Kenyon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pievani, Telmo, author.
- Series:
- The MIT Press Series
- Standardized Title:
- Serendipità. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Discoveries in science.
- Serendipity in science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (165 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- "In science, it frequently happens that researchers look for something and find something else: understanding why leads us to the heart of how scientific method works and to the root of its wonder"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Archimedes, a King in Need of Healing, and Three Princes from Serendip: The Travels of an Oriental Fable
- Junk, Auxiliary Virtues, and Other Clutter: Story of a Misunderstanding of
- Success
- Tears, Moulds, Melons, and Lots of Collodion: The Science of the Unexpected
- Scientific Adventurers Sail Uncharted Seas: The Ecology of Serendipity
- Prey, Predators, and Retrospective Prophecies: The Science of Sherlock Holmes
- Butterflies, Jellyfish, Mushrooms, and Unattainable Goals: Nature Is Bigger than Our Knowledge
- Painting a Landscape and Only Then Opening the Window: The Strangest and Most Profound Serendipity.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780262379656
- 0262379651
- 9780262379649
- 0262379643
- OCLC:
- 1422144962
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