Serendipity
Serendipity means a "fortunate happenstance" or "pleasant surprise". It was coined by Horace Walpole in 1754. In a letter he wrote to a friend, Walpole explained an unexpected discovery he had made by reference to a Persian fairy tale, The Three Princes of Serendip. The princes, he told his correspondent, were "always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in quest of". The notion of serendipity is a common occurrence throughout the history of scientific innovation such as Alexander Fleming's accidental discovery of penicillin in 1928, the invention of the microwave oven by Percy Spencer in 1945, and the invention of the Post-it note by Spencer Silver in 1968.
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Serendipity
Serendipity means a "fortunate happenstance" or "pleasant surprise". It was coined by Horace Walpole in 1754. In a letter he wrote to a friend, Walpole explained an unexpected discovery he had made by reference to a Persian fairy tale, The Three Princes of Serendip. The princes, he told his correspondent, were "always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in quest of". The notion of serendipity is a common occurrence throughout the history of scientific innovation such as Alexander Fleming's accidental discovery of penicillin in 1928, the invention of the microwave oven by Percy Spencer in 1945, and the invention of the Post-it note by Spencer Silver in 1968.
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Der Begriff Serendipität (engl ...... lussfolgerung oder Findigkeit.
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Il termine serendipità è un ne ...... lla categoria parole d'autore.
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La sérendipité est le fait de ...... 'organisation de la recherche.
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Serendipiteit is het vinden va ...... uit rollen met een boerenmeid.
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Serendipity means a "fortunate ...... ted into many other languages.
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Serendipity – złożony termin w języku angielskim o poniższych znaczeniach.
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Serendiptismo ou ainda Serendi ...... riva a versão inglesa Ceylon).
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Una serendipia es un descubrim ...... ablemente existirán algún día.
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Инстинкти́вная (интуитивная) п ...... ичества и магнетизма Эрстедом.
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السرنديبية تعني "حادث سعيد" أو ...... من قبل شركة بريطانية للترجمة.
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Top Ten: Accidental discoveries. Discovery Channel
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Der Begriff Serendipität (engl ...... lussfolgerung oder Findigkeit.
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Il termine serendipità è un ne ...... lla categoria parole d'autore.
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La sérendipité est le fait de ...... ard mais aussi de la sagacité.
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Serendipiteit is het vinden va ...... de Amerikaanse onderzoeker Ju
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Serendipity means a "fortunate ...... ote by Spencer Silver in 1968.
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Serendipity – złożony termin w języku angielskim o poniższych znaczeniach.
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Serendiptismo ou ainda Serendi ...... ência e senso de observação. ·
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Una serendipia es un descubrim ...... dad, coincidencia o accidente.
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Инстинкти́вная (интуитивная) п ...... ре и фольклоре многих народов.
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السرنديبية تعني "حادث سعيد" أو ...... من قبل شركة بريطانية للترجمة.
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