Designing for (un)serendipity - computing and chance
The tale of a lame, one-eyed, toothless camel may not, at first glance, seem an auspicious start for ground-breaking discoveries of penicillin, X-rays and chocolate chip cookies. However, when Horace Walpole coined the word serendipity in 1754, based on the tale of 'The Three Princes of Serendi...
Main Authors: | André, Paul (Author), schraefel, m.c (Author) |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2009-12-01.
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Online Access: | Get fulltext |
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