What do a melted chocolate bar, a mouldy petri dish, and a bowl of spilled noodles have in common? They all led to world-changing scientific breakthroughs!
Science is often seen as a series of careful plans and tidy lab coats, but Accidentally Amazing reveals the messy, surprising, and often hilarious truth: some of our greatest inventions and discoveries happened by mistake. Join Peter Gallivan and the experts at the Royal Institution to explore 30 jaw-dropping stories of "chance favouring the prepared mind." Discover how:
- An engineer trying to build a rocket pump accidentally invented a famous water gun.
- A messy chemist's unwashed hands led to the discovery of artificial sweeteners.
- A park ranger stumbled upon a pine tree thought to be extinct for 2 million years!
Packed with years of scientific curiosity and "Eureka!" moments, this book moves beyond the classroom to show how curiosity and a bit of luck shaped the modern world. You'll never look at a "mistake" the same way again!
| ISBN: | 9780241814444 |
| Publication date: | 3rd June 2027 |
| Author: | Peter Gallivan |
| Publisher: | Dorling Kindersley Limited an imprint of Dorling Kindersley Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 64 pages |
| Genres: |
Science Educational: Chemistry Children’s / Teenage general interest: Inventors, inventions and experiments Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science: the Elements, crystals, chemistry experiments |
What do a melted chocolate bar, a mouldy petri dish, and a bowl of spilled noodles have in common? They all led to world-changing scientific breakthroughs!Science is often seen as a series of careful plans and tidy lab coats, but Accidentally Amazing reveals the messy, surprising, and often hilarious truth: some of our greatest inventions and discoveries happened by mistake.
Accidentally Amazing (Royal Institution) features in the following genres: Science, Educational: Chemistry, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Inventors, inventions and experiments, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science: the Elements, crystals, chemistry experiments
Hardback. £13.49, down from the £14.99 cover price. Pre-order. 3rd June 2027.
Accidentally Amazing (Royal Institution) was written by Peter Gallivan and published by Dorling Kindersley Limited an imprint of Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Accidentally Amazing (Royal Institution) has 64 pages
£13.49, reduced from £14.99. Pre-order. 3rd June 2027.