With a little luck: surprising stories of amazing discoveries

Discusses eleven scientific discoveries found as a result of chance events and unexpected laboratory results, from Newton's discovery of gravity after observing an apple fall to Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin when mold landed on a bacteria culture

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fradin, Dennis B. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Dutton Children's Books 2006
Edition:1st ed.
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Online Access:Table of contents
Summary:Discusses eleven scientific discoveries found as a result of chance events and unexpected laboratory results, from Newton's discovery of gravity after observing an apple fall to Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin when mold landed on a bacteria culture
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [178]-181)
Isaac Newton: the fall of an apple -- Mary Anning: the princess of paleontology -- Charles Goodyear: the rubber man -- Anesthesia: the greatest discovery ever made -- Ignaz Semmelweis: doctors wash your hands! -- Maria Sanz de Sautuola: the bulls on the ceiling -- Alexander Fleming: discoverer of penicillin -- Clyde Tombaugh: the search for Planet X -- Lise Meitner: the discovery of nuclear fission -- Muhammad Ahmed el-Hamed: the Dead Sea Scrolls -- Jocelyn Bell: the discovery of pulsars
Physical Description:183 p. ill. 24 cm
ISBN:0525471960
9780525471967

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