{"product_id":"9781782437802","title":"The Accidental Scientist: The Role of Chance and Luck in Scientific Discovery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore the role of chance, luck, and error in scientific, medical, and commercial innovation with examples of how well-known products, gadgets, and useful gizmos came to be\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eHave you ever wondered how the ideas for some things come about? Surprisingly, it is often as much down to chance as a single person's brilliance. Encompassing everything from DNA profiling to fingerprinting and TNT to the telephone, this book explores many of the discoveries that we are all so familiar with today, yet have the most interesting origins because of the story behind them. Not all discoveries require brilliance, and as \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates, sometimes a special ingredient is needed: luck.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael O'Mara Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47032623988976,"sku":"9781782437802","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781782437802_p0.jpg?v=1763720891","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781782437802","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}