{"product_id":"9781510712478","title":"Accidental Medical Discoveries: How Tenacity and Pure Dumb Luck Changed the World","description":"Many of the world’s most important and life-saving devices and techniques were often discovered purely by accident.  Serendipity, timing, and luck played a part in the discovery of unintentional cures and breakthroughs:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA plastic shard in an RAF pilot’s eye leads to the use of plastic for contact lenses.\u003cbr\u003eThe inability to remove a titanium chamber from rabbit’s bone leads to dental implants.\u003cbr\u003eViagra was discovered by a group of chemists, working in the lab to find a new drug to alleviate the pain of angina pectoris.\u003cbr\u003eA stretch of five weeks of unusually warm weather in 1928 played a role in assisting Dr. Alexander Fleming in his analysis of bacterial growth and the discovery of penicillin.\u003cbr\u003eAfter studying the effects of the venom injected by the bite of a deadly pit viper snake, chemists developed a groundbreaking drug that works to control blood pressure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAccidental Medical Discoveries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is an entertaining and enlightening look at the creation of 25 medical inventions that have changed the world – unintentionally.  The book is presented in a lively and engaging way, and will appeal to a wide variety of readers, from history buffs to trivia fanatics to those in the medical profession.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Skyhorse Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165492953328,"sku":"9781510712478","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781510712478_p0.jpg?v=1763724117","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781510712478","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}