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Meyers, Morton A., M.D. Happy Accidents: Serendipity in Modern Medical Breakthroughs.(Brief article)(Book review)
Meyers, Morton A., M.D. Happy Accidents: Serendipity in Modern Medical Breakthroughs. Arcade, dist. by Little, Brown. Apr. 2007. c.408p. bibliog, index. ISBN 1-55970-819-0 [ISBN 978-1-55970-819-7]. $27.95. MED
Meyers (radiology & internal medicine, emeritus, Sch. of Medicine, SUNY Stony Brook) entertains lay readers and challenges his professional colleagues in this lively history of serendipity's role in medical discoveries. Antidepressants, angioplasty, chemotherapy, and, most famously, penicillin are only a few of the life-saving breakthroughs that occurred when brilliant and creative scientists encountered unexpected research results. Often reading between the …
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