Describes how several everyday items were discovered by mistake, including roller skates, penicillin, dynamite, Coca-Cola, Post-Its, and Velcro.
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Wist je dat de ijslolly uitgevonden werd door een elfjarige die zijn zelfgebrouwen frisdrankje buiten had laten staan op een koude winteravond? Dat de hallucinogene werking van LSD ontdekt werd omdat uitvinder Albert Hofman zonder handschoenen aan het werk was? Dat plasticine oorspronkelijk gebruikt werd als schoonmaakmiddel voor behangpapier? En dat de aardappelchip zijn ontstaan danken heeft aan de furieuze reactie van een chef-kok na een klacht over te dikke frieten? Noem het ongelukjes. Noem het fouten. Noem het serendipiteit. Het is een feit dat, hoewel de meeste goede uitvindingen ontstaan
uit een behoefte om de dingen te verbeteren of vergemakkelijken, andere gewoon het product zijn van stom toeval, luiheid, vergeetachtigheid, verstrooidheid, slordigheid of onvoorzichtigheid. Dit boek gaat dieper in op de fascinerende verhalen achter 's werelds grootste toevallige uitvindingen, van penicilline en de microgolfoven, over Post-Its en velcro, tot het theezakje en de schrijfmachine. Uitvindingen die onze levens en de wereld rondom ons drastisch veranderd hebben.
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Da: Godley Books, Hyde, Regno Unito
Hard Cover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 168pp. How the concept of serendipity has brought us a wealth of useful and entertaining discoveries entirely by accicent. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 10 x 9.75 inches. Codice articolo 020309
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