'Serendipity: Expect The Unexpected', Reviews of Pek van Andel and Danièle Bourcier, De la serendipité dans la science, la technique, l’art et le droit. Leçons de l’inattendu & Sylvie Catellin, Serendipité, du conte au concept

Nina Rolland; Mathilde Poizat-Amar

'Serendipity: Expect The Unexpected', Reviews of Pek van Andel and Danièle Bourcier, De la serendipité dans la science, la technique, l’art et le droit. Leçons de l’inattendu & Sylvie Catellin, Serendipité, du conte au concept

Nina Rolland, Mathilde Poizat-Amar

Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music

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Abstract

Horace Walpole’s "Serendipity" has become a word commonly used in a wide
range of disciplinary fields. Two recent books explore contemporary uses of the
concept, in relation both to professional research and to creative processes more
generally.

Original language	English
Number of pages	4
Journal	La vie des idées
Publication status	Published - 3 Jul 2014

Keywords

science
research
chance
experimentation

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