Serendipity: Accidental Discoveries in Science, Paperback/Royston M. Roberts

Many of the things discovered by accident are important in our everyday lives: Teflon, Velcro, nylon, x--rays, penicillin, safety glass, sugar substitutes, and polyethylene and other plastics. About the Author: Royston M. Roberts is the author of Serendipity: Accidental Discoveries in Science, published by Wiley.