{"product_id":"serendipity-fortune-and-the-prepared-mind-paperback-9780521181815","title":"Serendipity; Fortune and the Prepared Mind (Paperback) 9780521181815","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSerendipity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFortune and the Prepared Mind\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInsightful, entertaining accounts of the relationship between serendipity and knowledge by some of the most eminent thinkers of this generation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMark de Rond (Edited by), Iain Morley (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521181815, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 16 September 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e164 pages, 18 b\/w illus.  2 tables\u003cbr\u003e24.7 x 17.4 x 0.9 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSince 1986 Darwin College, Cambridge has organised a series of annual public lectures built around a single theme approached in a multi-disciplinary way. These essays were developed from the 2008 lectures, which explored the idea of serendipity - the relationship between good fortune and the preparation of the mind to spot and exploit it. Serendipity is an appealing concept, and one which has been surprisingly influential in a great number of areas of human discovery. The essays collected in this volume provide insightful and entertaining accounts of the relationship between serendipity and knowledge, in the human and natural sciences. Written by some of the most eminent thinkers of this generation, Serendipity explores a variety of subjects, including disease, politics, scientific invention and the art of writing. This collection will fascinate and inspire a wide range of readers, highlighting the multifaceted nature of the popular, but elusive, concept of serendipity.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction. Fortune and the prepared mind Iain Morley and Mark de Rond\u003cbr\u003e 1. The stratigraphy of serendipity Susan E. Alcock\u003cbr\u003e 2. Understanding humans - serendipity and anthropology Richard Leakey\u003cbr\u003e 3. HIV and the naked ape Robin Weiss\u003cbr\u003e 4. Cosmological serendipity Simon Singh\u003cbr\u003e 5. Serendipity in astronomy Andrew C. Fabian\u003cbr\u003e 6. Serendipity in physics Richard Friend\u003cbr\u003e 7. Liberalism and uncertainty Oliver Letwin\u003cbr\u003e 8. The unanticipated pleasures of the writing life Simon Winchester.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Popular science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Popular science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Popular%20science%20%5BPDZ%5D%22\"\u003ePDZ\u003c\/a\u003e], Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003329138968,"sku":"9780521181815","price":20.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521181815i_f9ef9e41-1acd-420f-93a9-a0b9ce7a2f62.jpg?v=1691373295","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/serendipity-fortune-and-the-prepared-mind-paperback-9780521181815","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}