Serendipity : Accidental Discoveries in Science Condition:Good and spot-on look at the

and spot-on look at the ways in which the culture we consume becomes who we are

Blackbourn offers a powerful and original account of a changing society

"--The New York Times"Deeply moving

the reader is led through to Zen awareness

disposed of a live snake while piloting a plane

Serendipity : Accidental Discoveries in Science Condition:Good and spot-on look at theMany of the things discovered by accident are important in our everyday lives: Teflon, Velcro, nylon, x rays, penicillin, safety glass, sugar substitutes, and polyethylene and other plastics. And we owe a debt to accident for some of our deepest scientific knowledge, including Newton's theory of gravitation, the Big Bang theory of Creation, and the discovery of DNA. Even the Rosetta Stone, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the ruins of Pompeii came to light