ACCIDENTAL: THE GREATEST UNINTENTIONAL SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGHS

Une aventure palpitante sur les expériences scientifiques qui ont mal tourné et qui ont accidentellement changé l'humanité (en grande partie) pour le mieux.

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.

Accidental: The Greatest Unintentional Scientific Breakthroughs & How They Changed the World - Tim James - 9781472148421