by Royston M. Roberts · Alianza Editorial · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788420676203
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«Serendipia» is the popular science essay by Royston M. Roberts, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (448 pages, in Spanish).
The book analyses the role of chance in scientific discoveries and technical inventions. Roberts reviews famous cases such as Archimedes' principle or penicillin and other less striking but everyday ones, like Velcro or safety glass, in a journey that goes from physics to archaeology.
It is part of the collection «El libro de bolsillo - Ciencias». Translation by Jesús Unturbe Sanchiz and foreword by Sir Derek H. R. Barton. Work originally published in English.
For readers curious about the history of science; the popularising tone makes it accessible without prior specialised knowledge.
