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The Travels and Adventures of Serendipity

The Travels and Adventures of Serendipity
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 350
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ISBN-10 : 0691117543
ISBN-13 : 9780691117546
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Book Synopsis The Travels and Adventures of Serendipity by : Robert King Merton

Download or read book The Travels and Adventures of Serendipity written by Robert King Merton and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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 have used and abused serendipity. We encounter a linguistic sage, walk down the illustrious halls of the Harvard Medical School, attend the (serendipitous) birth of penicillin, and meet someone who "manages serendipity" for the U.S. Navy."--Jacket.


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