The Eureka Man: Archimedes Measures Volume.

An Apple Falls: Sir Isaac Newton Discovers Gravity.

A Dancing Frog's Leg: The Electric Battery andElectromagnetism.

Picture This: Daguerre Invents Photography.

Cow Medicine: Jenner and the Discovery of Vaccination.

The Case of the Melting Mailbags: Goodyear and the Vulcanization ofRubber.

A Smashing Discovery: Benedictus Invents Safety Glass.

Digs, Finds, Caves, and Dives: How to Succeed in ArchaeologyWithout Really Trying.

Bangs, Twinkles, and Bumps: Astronomical Discoveries.

From the Moldy Past: Fleming Discovers Penicillin.

How Sweet It Is (and Nonfattening): Three Kinds of SubstituteSugar.

This Discovery Was a Stretch: Du Pont Chemists Make Nylon.

From Velcro to Corn Flakes: Everyday Life Gets Better Thanks toAccidental Discoveries.

Rubber That Relaxes: Silly Putty Becomes a Popular Toy.

Out of the Bomb and Into the Frying Pan: Plunkett DiscoversTeflon.

Epilogue: How Accidents Become Discoveries.

Glossary.

Index.

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Royston M. Roberts is the author of Lucky Science: Accidental Discoveries From Gravity to Velcro, with Experiments, published by Wiley. Jeanie Roberts is the author of Lucky Science: Accidental Discoveries From Gravity to Velcro, with Experiments, published by Wiley.

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