Discovery, chance and the scientific method
URL: http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/CC/chance.html
Abstract: This article on the nature of science, discusses several events in science history and asks how chance influenced each. The authors conclude that though many texts credit serendipity, the reality is the scientists involved were probably aware of work done before them on until then, unanswered questions. They used this previous work to inform their own work and thus were enabled to make scientific progress, not by chance but by clever application, creativity and synthesis.
Grade Level: 6 - 14
Audience:Educator
Learning Resource Type: N/A
Subjects: 
Subjects
Education issues
Teacher content knowledge
Misconceptions
Science
History and nature of science
Historical perspectives
Scientific breakthroughs
Scientists and inventors
Format: text/html
Contributors: Fran Slowiczek, Ed.D.1 and Pamela M. Peters, Ph.D. (Author), Access Excellence at the National Health Museum (Publisher)
Copyright Information: Access Excellence
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