Verstraete, Larry

Accidental discoveries : from laughing gas to dynamite / Larry Verstraete. - Rev. ed. - Markham, ON : Scholastic Canada Ltd., c1989, 1999 - 134 p.

Previously published under title: "The Serendipity Effect." Stories of famous inventions, telling of the errors, accidents, coincidences and odd circumstances that have played a part in the discovery process.

ISBN: 0-590-51425-3 (pbk.) ;

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Serendipity in science.
Inventions and inventors