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The Travels and Adventures of Serendipity : A Study in Sociological Semantics and the Sociology of Science /
From the names of cruise lines and bookstores to an Australian ranch and a nudist camp outside of Atlanta, the word serendipity--that happy blend of wisdom and luck by which something is discovered not quite by accident--is today ubiquitous. This book traces the word's eventful history from its...
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| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
2004.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Publisher's Note; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Origins of Serendipity; Chapter 2 Early Diffusion of Serendipity; Chapter 3 Accidental Discovery in Science: Victorian Opinion; Chapter 4 Stock Responses to Serendipity; Chapter 5 The Qualities of Serendipity; Chapter 6 Dictionaries and "Serendipity"; Chapter 7 The Social History of Serendipity; Chapter 8 Moral Implications of Serendipity; Chapter 9 The Diverse Significance of Serendipity in Science; Chapter 10 Serendipity as Ideology and Politics of Science.