Lucky Science: Accidental Discoveries from Gravity to Velcro, with Experiments

ISBN-13: 9780471009542 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 128 str.

Royston Roberts; Jeanie Roberts

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From Velcro, Corn Flakes and stretch nylon to the chance observation that sent a thrilled Archimedes running naked through the streets shouting Eureka , this volume contains a number of historical anecdotes designed to bring science to life.

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The Eureka Man: Archimedes Measures Volume.

An Apple Falls: Sir Isaac Newton Discovers Gravity.

A Dancing Frog′s Leg: The Electric Battery and Electromagnetism.

Picture This: Daguerre Invents Photography.

Cow Medicine: Jenner and the Discovery of Vaccination.

The Case of the Melting Mailbags: Goodyear and the Vulcanization of Rubber.

A Smashing Discovery: Benedictus Invents Safety Glass.

Digs, Finds, Caves, and Dives: How to Succeed in Archaeology Without Really Trying.

Bangs, Twinkles, and Bumps: Astronomical Discoveries.

From the Moldy Past: Fleming Discovers Penicillin.

How Sweet It Is (and Nonfattening): Three Kinds of Substitute Sugar.

This Discovery Was a Stretch: Du Pont Chemists Make Nylon.

From Velcro to Corn Flakes: Everyday Life Gets Better Thanks to Accidental Discoveries.

Rubber That Relaxes: Silly Putty Becomes a Popular Toy.

Out of the Bomb and Into the Frying Pan: Plunkett Discovers Teflon.

Epilogue: How Accidents Become Discoveries.

Glossary.

Index.