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Happy Accidents: Serendipity in Modern Medical Breakthroughs

hardcoverMarch 9, 2007
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ISBN-13: 9781559708197 ISBN-10: 1559708190
Publisher
Arcade Publishing
Binding
hardcover
Published
March 9, 2007
Weight
1.5 lbs
Dimensions
24.10×3.20×16.50 cm

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Happy Accidents: Serendipity in Modern Medical Breakthroughs by Meyers, Morton A.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781559708197.

An entertaining and accessible look at the role of serendipity in major medical and scientific breakthroughs of the twentieth century explains how chance and lucky accidents led to the discovery of such medical advances as penicillin, chemotherapy drugs, X-rays, Valium, the Pap smear, and Viagra.