Ingenious errors

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When accidents and mishaps lead to surprising discoveries
A considerable number of great discoveries and insights would never have been made if it were not for human errors, mistakes and accidents. So, despite its bad reputation, the mistake is the most underestimated hero of all learning processes, research and our everyday life. Sometimes a perceived failure can save countless lives, such as the discovery and production of penicillin. In other cases, a mistake may help create an unusual creation that is loved by many, like the tarte tatin. And we also only know about the battery and matches because their inventors did not reach their destination by a direct route.

No fear of mistakes
This book presents nineteen of mankind's most spectacular, amusing, and impressive supposed mistakes. X-rays, for example, were only discovered because it was unusually dark in the laboratory; superglue owes its existence to a fortunate mishap in the development of better lenses for telescopes; and champagne, coffee, and Velcro are all the result of unplanned processes.

Thus, this exciting non-fiction book not only shows mishaps and coincidences that have advanced mankind, but at the same time conveys an important message: Only those who make mistakes make progress!

Cover
Hardcover

Age Recommendation
from 6 year(s)

Publication date
17.03.2022

Delivery:
1 to 2 working days