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010 a| 88033638;

019 a| 21410025;

020 a| 0471602035;

020 a| 9780471602033;

035 a| (Sirsi) o18834876;

035 a| (OCoLC)18834876;

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050 00 a| Q172.5.S47b| R63 1989;

082 0 a| 5092| 19;

092 a| 509b| R54s;

100 1 a| Roberts, Royston M.=| ^A249902;

245 10 a| Serendipity :b| accidental discoveries in science /c| Royston M. Roberts.;

300 a| xvii, 270 pages :b| illustrations, portraits ;c| 23 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Wiley science editions;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-262) and indexes.;

505 0 a| Archimedes--the first streaker -- Columbus discovers a new world -- A sick Indian discovers Quinine -- Sir Isaac Newton, the apple, and the law of gravitation -- The electric battery and electromagnetism--from a frog's leg and a compass -- Vaccination--Edward Jenner, a milkmaid, and smallpox -- Discoveries of chemical elements -- Nitrous oxide and ether as anesthetics -- Wöhler's synthesis of urea--organic chemistry begins to make sense -- Daguerre and the invention of photography -- Rubber--natural and unnatural -- Pasteur--"left-handed" and "right-handed" molecules make a difference -- Synthetic dyes and pigments -- Kekulé: molecular architecture from dreams -- Nobel: the man, the discoveries, and the prizes -- Celluloid and rayon--artificial ivory and silk -- Friedel and Crafts--a laboratory accident spawns new industrial chemistry -- How to succeed in archaeology without really trying -- Some astronomical serendipities -- Accidental medical discoveries -- X rays, radioactivity, and nuclear fission -- Substitute sugar: how sweet it is--and non-fattening -- Safety glass -- Antibiotics: penicillin, sulfa drugs, and magainins -- Nylon: cold-drawing does the trick -- Polyethylene: thanks to leaky and dirty equipment -- Teflon: out of the atom bomb and into the frying pan -- Gasoline technology: flowery theories and gas to gasoline -- Drugs accidentally found good for something else -- Drugs from sewage and dirt -- Brown and Wittig: boron and phosphorus in organic synthesis -- Polycarbonates: tough stuff -- Velcro and other gifts of serendipity to modern living -- DNA: the coil of life -- Conceptions, misconceptions, and accidents in organic synthesis -- Chemical crowns and crypts -- How accidents become discoveries.;

541 1 3| Laupus-a| Donald Holbert, donor;

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650 2 a| Sciencex| history.=| ^A941905;

650 2 a| History of Medicine.=| ^A917891;

830 0 a| Wiley science editions.=| ^A149604;

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Serendipity : accidental discoveries in science / Royston M. Roberts.

Author/creator	Roberts, Royston M.
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Wiley, ©1989.
Description	xvii, 270 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm.
Subjects	Serendipity in science. Science--history. History of Medicine.

Series	Wiley science editions Wiley science editions. ^A149604
Contents	Archimedes--the first streaker -- Columbus discovers a new world -- A sick Indian discovers Quinine -- Sir Isaac Newton, the apple, and the law of gravitation -- The electric battery and electromagnetism--from a frog's leg and a compass -- Vaccination--Edward Jenner, a milkmaid, and smallpox -- Discoveries of chemical elements -- Nitrous oxide and ether as anesthetics -- Wöhler's synthesis of urea--organic chemistry begins to make sense -- Daguerre and the invention of photography -- Rubber--natural and unnatural -- Pasteur--"left-handed" and "right-handed" molecules make a difference -- Synthetic dyes and pigments -- Kekulé: molecular architecture from dreams -- Nobel: the man, the discoveries, and the prizes -- Celluloid and rayon--artificial ivory and silk -- Friedel and Crafts--a laboratory accident spawns new industrial chemistry -- How to succeed in archaeology without really trying -- Some astronomical serendipities -- Accidental medical discoveries -- X rays, radioactivity, and nuclear fission -- Substitute sugar: how sweet it is--and non-fattening -- Safety glass -- Antibiotics: penicillin, sulfa drugs, and magainins -- Nylon: cold-drawing does the trick -- Polyethylene: thanks to leaky and dirty equipment -- Teflon: out of the atom bomb and into the frying pan -- Gasoline technology: flowery theories and gas to gasoline -- Drugs accidentally found good for something else -- Drugs from sewage and dirt -- Brown and Wittig: boron and phosphorus in organic synthesis -- Polycarbonates: tough stuff -- Velcro and other gifts of serendipity to modern living -- DNA: the coil of life -- Conceptions, misconceptions, and accidents in organic synthesis -- Chemical crowns and crypts -- How accidents become discoveries.
Local note	Little-287273--305130049100Q
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-262) and indexes.
Acquisitions source	Laupus- Donald Holbert, donor
LCCN	88033638
ISBN	0471602035
ISBN	9780471602033

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