| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 313 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Summary |
From the names of cruise lines and bookstores to an Australian ranch and a nudist camp outside of Atlanta, the word serendipity--that happy blend of wisdom and luck by which something is discovered not quite by accident--is today ubiquitous. This book traces the word's eventful history from its 1754 coinage into the twentieth century--chronicling along the way much of what we now call the natural and social sciences. The book charts where the term went, with whom it resided, and how it fared. We cross oceans and academic specialties and meet those people, both famous and now obscure, who ha. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Publisher's Note; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Origins of Serendipity; Chapter 2 Early Diffusion of Serendipity; Chapter 3 Accidental Discovery in Science: Victorian Opinion; Chapter 4 Stock Responses to Serendipity; Chapter 5 The Qualities of Serendipity; Chapter 6 Dictionaries and "Serendipity"; Chapter 7 The Social History of Serendipity; Chapter 8 Moral Implications of Serendipity; Chapter 9 The Diverse Significance of Serendipity in Science; Chapter 10 Serendipity as Ideology and Politics of Science. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Serendipity in science.
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Serendipity in science. |
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Science -- Social aspects.
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Science -- Social aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Barber, Elinor G.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Merton, Robert King, 1910-2003. Travels and adventures of serendipity. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2004 (DLC) 2003056327 |
| ISBN |
9781400841523 (electronic book) |
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1400841526 (electronic book) |
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0691117543 (acid-free paper) |
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0691126305 |
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9780691126302 |
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9780691117546 |
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