Radar was an incredibly important innovation during the time of war, but microwave cooking was a purely accidental discovery. ... Like penicillin, here is another accidental invention that continues to save lives to this day. American engineer Wilson Greatbatch was working on a gadget that recorded irregular heartbeats,
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Vulpes, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Um, thats more of a advertisement than a accidental discovery article ... dave_colorado, on 10/12/2007, -7/+7the french fries is a cool one. although it doesn't qualify as a "discovery" per se. you discover something that occurs naturally. otherwise it's an invention. so, lots of these seem to...
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Trivia about the accidental scientific discovery of penicillin, history and information. ... You Are Here: Trivia » Cases of Accidental Scientific Discoveries » Accidental Scientific Discovery and Invention - Penicillin ... « Accidental Scientific Discovery and Invention - Radioactivity...
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Trivia about the accidental scientific discovery of practical photography, history and information. ... You Are Here: Trivia » Cases of Accidental Scientific Discoveries » Accidental Scientific Discovery and Invention - Practical Photography...
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Foods invented by accident ... One day in the 1700s, the Earl of Sandwich was so busy gambling, he did not want to go to eat. So, he ordered some food to be piled between two slices of bread, which he ate while gambling. The sandwich has been popular ever since ... Accidental Food Inventions...
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Article about important scientific discoveries that were found by chance. ... On reaching for the screen, Roentgen got his hand between the discharge tube and the screen and saw the bones of his own hand through the shadow of his skin. In 1901, Roentgen received the Nobel prize for his accidental discovery of X-rays.
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Subject: What are some "accidental inventions"? ... I have been reading up on inventions and I found that many inventions were accidents or had other uses prior to their current one. For example the Post-it note was actually a failed superglue experiment... I was wondering if anyone could help me find other cases such as that.
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DISCOVERY SITE ... Accidental Inventions ... discovery channel...
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The gang hits Troy, N.Y. to see an invention that transforms sound waves into refrigeration, then modify a Vermont ski lodge kitchen to take advantage of cold outside air, and make clean water in a toxin-free sewage treatment facility. ... Accidental Inventions ... DISCOVERY SITES...
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pocketgadget.org — As anyone with a knack for clichés knows, necessity is the mother of invention. ... geekchic, on 02/05/2008, -1/+24I think the laser is an often overlooked entry in such lists as while it wasn't an accidental discovery, it was developed long before anyone knew what to do with it. It was much later that...
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