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The Power of Accidental Discoveries

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the eureka dept.

schmiddy writes "An article from Wired mentions the surprising number of discoveries that have been made entirely by accident. In an older article, The Discovery Channel's site points out a different subset of inventions that happened by accident. A much older article from PBS goes into more depth on the subject of accidental discoveries, and gives a great quote from physicist Joseph Henry: 'The seeds of great discoveries are constantly floating around us, but they only take root in minds well prepared to receive them.'"

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  1. stupid story by Adolf+Hitroll · · Score: -1, Troll

    and you're not even sorry about this...
    try to publish NEWS, next time !

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    Smile, don't click...
  2. SLASHDOT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    you are all a bunch of FAGGOTS.

    do you HEAR ME, you REPULSIVE FAGGOTS?

    NO DIGG.

    1. Re:SLASHDOT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Are you coming on to me?

  3. Something is missing from the list by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    We should add the discovery of Intelligent Design as the biggest accident in the history of science.

  4. Re:Number 10: Potato Chips by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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    Alrighty then! I see you're enthralled and busy giving head to the /. crowd and are too busy to answer. That is okay. I'll be going now.

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