Comments on: Top 10 Accidental Discoveries

By: Well, Looky There … | THE STRATEGIC LEARNER

Well, Looky There … | THE STRATEGIC LEARNER — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:23:14 +0000

[...] finders were all looking for something else. Check out this post by Nick Gillespie and a list from Listverse for the details of these and other serendipitous [...]

By: JT

JT — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:03:55 +0000

You forgot the glue for Post-It notes – accidentally discovered by a chemist at 3M named Art Frey. I think that could easily make the top ten, no?

By: joe

joe — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:11:43 +0000

slipperiest thing in the world? Obama’s Justice Department

By: John Coombs

John Coombs — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:11:34 +0000

Modern Dry Cleaning was discovered by accident when Jean Baptiste Jolly, a 19th century chemist noticed that kerosene spilled on a dirty tablecloth dissolved the stains. So was the Vacuum Tube (called a “Valve” in Great Britain) that became the basis for radios and amplifiers until the Transistor, and later the Integrated Circuit (chip) were invented. Edison was looking for a way to prevent black soot from the filament of his light bulb from dirtying the inside of the bulb. He tried an electrically charged plate to attract the plate, and noticed an increased voltage on the plate. He patented the effect (called the Edison Effect) but didn’t know what to do with it. A few years later John Ambrose Fleming realized the significance of the discovery, and made a radio tube to demodulate broadcasts. Later, others adapted the tube to make amplifiers and the rest is history!

By: Kathleen B. Babanto

Kathleen B. Babanto — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:17:03 +0000

awesome!

By: anardnalKneex

anardnalKneex — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 02:59:28 +0000

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By: cj

cj — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:45:12 +0000

cheesy toes! cheesy toes! cheesy toes! cheesy toes!

By: Top 10 Accidental Discoveries That Changed The World

Top 10 Accidental Discoveries That Changed The World — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:18:59 +0000

[...] mix into the batter. It clearly did not, and the chocolate chip cookie was born. Wakefield sold the recipe to Nestle in exchange for a lifetime supply of chocolate chips (instead of patenting it and making [...]

By: jack day

jack day — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:00:00 +0000

im gay

By: Lioness

Lioness — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:48:45 +0000

I came across this August 24th… ironically the same day potato chips were accidentally discovered! Fate!