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4 paź 2023 · In science, serendipity is an unexpected and beneficial event or discovery that seems to have occurred due to chance. I describe seven examples of serendipity.
16 wrz 2017 · In this paper, I argue for understanding serendipity in science as an emergent property of scientific discovery, describing an oblique relationship between the outcome of a discovery process and the intentions that drove it forward.
29 kwi 2018 · Discrepant events are occurrences which defy our understanding of the world by presenting unexpected outcomes. These phenomena are often used in science demonstrations to grab the attention of an audience and engage visual learners, particularly young children.
2 kwi 2015 · The chance discovery came during an experiment involving a uranium-enriched crystal. He believed sunlight was the reason that the crystal would burn its image on a photographic plate. One stormy day in 1896, he decided to leave it for the day and resume his experiments when the weather was better.
2 cze 2018 · Thus, in this article we hope to bring clarity on the description of serendipity in science discussing its three main features, in the light of their cognitive implication in the recognition, performance, and possible stimulation of serendipitous events in relation to scientific discoveries.
26 sie 2024 · Professor Pievani’s new book, Serendipity: The Unexpected in Science, offers a range of other striking examples. Antibacterials have been found on the skin of an African frog and Pluto’s elusive moons were spotted on a single anomalous photograph that a researcher decided not to discard.
19 cze 2014 · What do Velcro, Tang, penicillin, the structure of DNA and the World Wide Web have in common? They all involved serendipitous discoveries—chance discoveries made by alert, curious scientists who were looking for other things when they happened across a fortuitous finding.
