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Publication Date: 1994
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Rosenman's "Serendipity and Scientific Discovery" Revisited: Toward Defining Types of Chance Events.
Diaz de Chumaceiro, Cora L.; Yaber O., Guillermo E.
Journal of Creative Behavior, v28 n4 p251-54 1994
The role of serendipity or "chance in all its forms" in scientific discovery is considered. The need to differentiate between purely accidental events and Rothenberg's "articulations of error" when discussing scientific discoveries is stressed. Examples of articulations of errors are noted, including Fleming (penicillin), Roentgen (X-ray effect), and Pasteur (immunology). (DB)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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