Seeds of Discovery: The Logic, Illogic, Serendipity, and Sheer Chance of Scientific Discovery

by William Ian Beardmore Beveridge

Book Overview

Following an earlier study, The Art of Scientific Investigation (rev. 1957), Beveridge here provides a kind of primer for the general reader on what science and scientists are all about. A biologist who has worked on animal diseases at laboratories in Australia, England, France, and the US, Beveridge chooses many of his examples from the medical and biological fields. He describes the 'Eureka' effect, chance, and serendipity (accompanied by sagacity)...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393335852
• ISBN13: 9780393335859
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"