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Alexander Fleming and Accidental Mould Juice

Serendipity of Science: Saving Lives - for iPod/iPhone - September 04, 2015 10:26 - 1 minute - Video
When Alexander Fleming came back from holiday he noticed that mould contamination on an experimental plate had killed a pathogen. Fleming wondered 'Why?' Careful observation, rigorous scientific thinking and painstaking experimental work led to the discovery of pencillin.

Transcript -- Alexander Fleming and Accidental Mould Juice

Serendipity of Science: Saving Lives - for iPod/iPhone - September 04, 2015 10:26 - application/pdf
Transcript -- When Alexander Fleming came back from holiday he noticed that mould contamination on an experimental plate had killed a pathogen. Fleming wondered 'Why?' Careful observation, rigorous scientific thinking and painstaking experimental work led to the discovery of pencillin.

Edouard Benedictus and Accidental Safety Glass

Serendipity of Science: Saving Lives - for iPod/iPhone - September 04, 2015 10:22 - 1 minute - Video
When a glass flask was knocked to the floor in Eduard Benedictus' laboratory he was surprised to discover that the glass had shattered but somehow the flask stayed together. It was all the result of his assistant failing to clean away the remains of the previous experiment. Reading about a rash o...

Transcript -- Edouard Benedictus and Accidental Safety Glass

Serendipity of Science: Saving Lives - for iPod/iPhone - September 04, 2015 10:22 - application/pdf
Transcript -- When a glass flask was knocked to the floor in Eduard Benedictus' laboratory he was surprised to discover that the glass had shattered but somehow the flask stayed together. It was all the result of his assistant failing to clean away the remains of the previous experiment. Reading ...

Wilson Greatbatch and the Accidental Heart Stimulator

Serendipity of Science: Saving Lives - for iPod/iPhone - September 04, 2015 10:20 - 1 minute - Video
In the 1950s, medical researcher Wilson Greatbach was building an oscillator to record heart sounds when he pulle dthe wrong resistor out of a box. When he assembled his device, it began to giv off a rhythmic electrical pulse. It was then realised his invention could be used as a pacemaker.

Transcript -- Wilson Greatbatch and the Accidental Heart Stimulator

Serendipity of Science: Saving Lives - for iPod/iPhone - September 04, 2015 10:20 - application/pdf
Transcript -- In the 1950s, medical researcher Wilson Greatbach was building an oscillator to record heart sounds when he pulle dthe wrong resistor out of a box. When he assembled his device, it began to giv off a rhythmic electrical pulse. It was then realised his invention could be used as a pa...