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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/35917| Title: | Accidental science |
| Authors: | Xuereb, Andre Cameron, Sara |
| Keywords: | Quantum theory Quantum entanglement Earthquakes -- Detection Discoveries in science |
| Issue Date: | 2018 |
| Publisher: | University of Malta |
| Citation: | Cameron, S. (2018). Accidental science. THINK Magazine, 25, 23-27 |
| Abstract: | Some of science's greatest accomplishments were achieved when no one was looking with a purpose. When studying a petri dish of bacterial cultures, Alexander Fleming had no intention of discovering penicillin, and yet he changed the course of human history. Henri Becquerel was trying to make the most of dwindling sunlight to expose photographic plates using uranium when he stumbled upon radioactivity. A chance encounter between a chocolate bar in Percy Spencer's pocket and the radar machine that melted it sparked the invention of the household microwave. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/35917 |
| ISSN: | 23060735 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciPhy Think Magazine, Issue 25 Think Magazine, Issue 25 |
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