Serendipity (English Wikipedia)

Walpole, Horace (1833). "Letter CCLI. Arlington-Street, Jan. 28, 1754.". In Agar-Ellis, George (ed.). Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, to Sir Horace Mann, British Envoy at the Court of Tuscany. Vol. II. New York: George Dearborn. pp. 222–225. Retrieved 2025-04-05.

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"The story of serendipity". Understanding Science. University of California Museum of Paleontology. Archived from the original on 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2019-02-18.

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(a) Sommer, Toby J. "'Bahramdipity' and Scientific Research", The Scientist, 1999, 13(3), 13. Archived 2001-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
(b) Sommer, Toby J. "Bahramdipity and Nulltiple Scientific Discoveries," Science and Engineering Ethics, 2001, 7(1), 77–104. Archived 2018-11-26 at the Wayback Machine

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Schwarz, Richard William (1970). John Harvey Kellogg, M.D.: Pioneering Health Reformer. Nashville, Tennessee: Southern Publishing Association. pp. 14–18. ISBN 9780828019392.
Thomas, J. Thorson (2017). Serendipity: Seemingly Random Events, Insignificant Decisions, and Accidental Discoveries that Altered History. Windy City Publishers. ISBN 9781941478592.
Race, Tammera M.; Makri, Stephann (2016-06-13). Accidental Information Discovery: Cultivating Serendipity in the Digital Age. Elsevier. ISBN 9781780634319. Archived from the original on 2023-07-15. Retrieved 2020-10-20.

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"The Power Of Serendipity". CBS News. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-02-17.

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Busch, Christian (2024-05-01). "Towards a Theory of Serendipity: A Systematic Review and Conceptualization". Journal of Management Studies. 61 (3): 1110–1151. doi:10.1111/joms.12890. ISSN 0022-2380.
Reviglio, Urbano (2019-01-02). "Serendipity as an emerging design principle of the infosphere: challenges and opportunities". Ethics and Information Technology. 21 (2): 151–166. doi:10.1007/s10676-018-9496-y. ISSN 1572-8439. S2CID 57426650.

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US 2230654, Plunkett, Roy J, "Tetrafluoroethylene polymers", issued 4 February 1941

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For example: Portuguese serendipidade or serendipismo; Spanish serendipia; German Serendipität; French sérendipité or also heureux hasard (fortunate chance); Italian serendipità (Italian Dictionary Hoepli by Aldo Gabrielli, cfr. Archived 2020-12-05 at the Wayback Machine); Dutch serendipiteit; Swedish, Danish and Norwegian serendipitet; Romanian serendipitate; Finnish serendipisyys or serendipiteetti; Russian sieriendipnost (Серендипность); Japanese serendipiti (セレンディピティ); Chinese yìwài fāxiàn (意外发现 that is "unexpected discovery").
Others use directly the term serendipity, like Polish.

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Solomon, Yosef, & Bronstein, Jenny. "Information Serendipity, Pseudo-Serendipity, Zemblanity, Disruptive Discovery and Nemorinity: Revisiting Donizetti's and Romani's Opera Buffa L'elisir d'Amore" Archived 2023-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, iConference Proceedings, 2018, 1–4

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Pazzanese, Christina (March 24, 2017). "Danger in the internet echo chamber". Harvard Law Today. Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2019-06-24.

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Boyle, Richard (2009-03-12). "Serendipity and Zemblanity". Himal Southasian. Archived from the original on 2020-12-29. Retrieved 2020-12-28.

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Remer, Theodore G., ed. (1965). Serendipity and the Three Princes, from the Peregrinaggio of 1557. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes, by Theodore G. Remer. Preface by W. S. Lewis. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 6. LCCN 65-10112

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Schwarcz, Joe (2 July 2021). "What is Safety Glass?". McGill Office for Ccience and Society. McGill University. Retrieved 19 May 2025.

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"Inventor of the Week Archive". Lemelson-MIT Program. September 2004. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

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"Christian Busch: The Serendipity Mindset: The Art and Science of Creating Good Luck". Next Big Idea Club. Book: New York: Penguin Random House 2020.

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Jacob, Teresa (July 12, 2007). "Why Were Corn Flakes Invented? The Amazing History". Owl Ratings. Donna J. Kaiser. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2015.

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"Serendipity". Oxford Living Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on July 11, 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018. 1754: coined by Horace Walpole, suggested by The Three Princes of Serendip, the title of a fairy tale in which the heroes 'were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things they were not in quest of'.

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U.S. patent 2,768,109 Alcohol-Catalyzed α-Cyanoacrylate Adhesive Compositions, filed June 1954, issued October 1956.

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"Alexander Fleming: Fleming's serendipitous discovery of penicillin changed the course of medicine and earned him a Nobel Prize". Science History Institute. December 5, 2017. Archived from the original on 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2020-04-28.

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https://scienceinfo.net/the-secret-behind-the-drug-name-viagra.html

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Starr, Karla (September 12, 2012). "How to Not Find What You're Looking For". Scientific American Blog Network. Archived from the original on 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2019-02-18.

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Reviglio, Urbano (2019-01-02). "Serendipity as an emerging design principle of the infosphere: challenges and opportunities". Ethics and Information Technology. 21 (2): 151–166. doi:10.1007/s10676-018-9496-y. ISSN 1572-8439. S2CID 57426650.

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Silvia Davoli (2 July 2018). "The creation of the word 'serendipity'". Strawberry Hill House & Garden. Archived from the original on 2018-07-06. Strawberry Hill Treasure Hunt.

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(a) Sommer, Toby J. "'Bahramdipity' and Scientific Research", The Scientist, 1999, 13(3), 13. Archived 2001-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
(b) Sommer, Toby J. "Bahramdipity and Nulltiple Scientific Discoveries," Science and Engineering Ethics, 2001, 7(1), 77–104. Archived 2018-11-26 at the Wayback Machine

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"serendipity". Archived from the original on 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2017-06-10 – via The Free Dictionary.

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"Serendipity". Oxford Living Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on July 11, 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018. 1754: coined by Horace Walpole, suggested by The Three Princes of Serendip, the title of a fairy tale in which the heroes 'were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things they were not in quest of'.
Silvia Davoli (2 July 2018). "The creation of the word 'serendipity'". Strawberry Hill House & Garden. Archived from the original on 2018-07-06. Strawberry Hill Treasure Hunt.
"serendipity". Archived from the original on 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2017-06-10 – via The Free Dictionary.
For example: Portuguese serendipidade or serendipismo; Spanish serendipia; German Serendipität; French sérendipité or also heureux hasard (fortunate chance); Italian serendipità (Italian Dictionary Hoepli by Aldo Gabrielli, cfr. Archived 2020-12-05 at the Wayback Machine); Dutch serendipiteit; Swedish, Danish and Norwegian serendipitet; Romanian serendipitate; Finnish serendipisyys or serendipiteetti; Russian sieriendipnost (Серендипность); Japanese serendipiti (セレンディピティ); Chinese yìwài fāxiàn (意外发现 that is "unexpected discovery").
Others use directly the term serendipity, like Polish.
"The Power Of Serendipity". CBS News. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
Jacob, Teresa (July 12, 2007). "Why Were Corn Flakes Invented? The Amazing History". Owl Ratings. Donna J. Kaiser. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
"Alexander Fleming: Fleming's serendipitous discovery of penicillin changed the course of medicine and earned him a Nobel Prize". Science History Institute. December 5, 2017. Archived from the original on 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
"Inventor of the Week Archive". Lemelson-MIT Program. September 2004. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
"The story of serendipity". Understanding Science. University of California Museum of Paleontology. Archived from the original on 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
"This Month in Physics History: February 9, 1990: Death of George de Mestral". American Physical Society. February 2004. Archived from the original on 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
Starr, Karla (September 12, 2012). "How to Not Find What You're Looking For". Scientific American Blog Network. Archived from the original on 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
Pazzanese, Christina (March 24, 2017). "Danger in the internet echo chamber". Harvard Law Today. Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
Race, Tammera M.; Makri, Stephann (2016-06-13). Accidental Information Discovery: Cultivating Serendipity in the Digital Age. Elsevier. ISBN 9781780634319. Archived from the original on 2023-07-15. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
Boyle, Richard (2009-03-12). "Serendipity and Zemblanity". Himal Southasian. Archived from the original on 2020-12-29. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
(a) Sommer, Toby J. "'Bahramdipity' and Scientific Research", The Scientist, 1999, 13(3), 13. Archived 2001-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
(b) Sommer, Toby J. "Bahramdipity and Nulltiple Scientific Discoveries," Science and Engineering Ethics, 2001, 7(1), 77–104. Archived 2018-11-26 at the Wayback Machine
Solomon, Yosef, & Bronstein, Jenny. "Information Serendipity, Pseudo-Serendipity, Zemblanity, Disruptive Discovery and Nemorinity: Revisiting Donizetti's and Romani's Opera Buffa L'elisir d'Amore" Archived 2023-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, iConference Proceedings, 2018, 1–4

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For example: Portuguese serendipidade or serendipismo; Spanish serendipia; German Serendipität; French sérendipité or also heureux hasard (fortunate chance); Italian serendipità (Italian Dictionary Hoepli by Aldo Gabrielli, cfr. Archived 2020-12-05 at the Wayback Machine); Dutch serendipiteit; Swedish, Danish and Norwegian serendipitet; Romanian serendipitate; Finnish serendipisyys or serendipiteetti; Russian sieriendipnost (Серендипность); Japanese serendipiti (セレンディピティ); Chinese yìwài fāxiàn (意外发现 that is "unexpected discovery").
Others use directly the term serendipity, like Polish.

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For example: Portuguese serendipidade or serendipismo; Spanish serendipia; German Serendipität; French sérendipité or also heureux hasard (fortunate chance); Italian serendipità (Italian Dictionary Hoepli by Aldo Gabrielli, cfr. Archived 2020-12-05 at the Wayback Machine); Dutch serendipiteit; Swedish, Danish and Norwegian serendipitet; Romanian serendipitate; Finnish serendipisyys or serendipiteetti; Russian sieriendipnost (Серендипность); Japanese serendipiti (セレンディピティ); Chinese yìwài fāxiàn (意外发现 that is "unexpected discovery").
Others use directly the term serendipity, like Polish.

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For example: Portuguese serendipidade or serendipismo; Spanish serendipia; German Serendipität; French sérendipité or also heureux hasard (fortunate chance); Italian serendipità (Italian Dictionary Hoepli by Aldo Gabrielli, cfr. Archived 2020-12-05 at the Wayback Machine); Dutch serendipiteit; Swedish, Danish and Norwegian serendipitet; Romanian serendipitate; Finnish serendipisyys or serendipiteetti; Russian sieriendipnost (Серендипность); Japanese serendipiti (セレンディピティ); Chinese yìwài fāxiàn (意外发现 that is "unexpected discovery").
Others use directly the term serendipity, like Polish.

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For example: Portuguese serendipidade or serendipismo; Spanish serendipia; German Serendipität; French sérendipité or also heureux hasard (fortunate chance); Italian serendipità (Italian Dictionary Hoepli by Aldo Gabrielli, cfr. Archived 2020-12-05 at the Wayback Machine); Dutch serendipiteit; Swedish, Danish and Norwegian serendipitet; Romanian serendipitate; Finnish serendipisyys or serendipiteetti; Russian sieriendipnost (Серендипность); Japanese serendipiti (セレンディピティ); Chinese yìwài fāxiàn (意外发现 that is "unexpected discovery").
Others use directly the term serendipity, like Polish.

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For example: Portuguese serendipidade or serendipismo; Spanish serendipia; German Serendipität; French sérendipité or also heureux hasard (fortunate chance); Italian serendipità (Italian Dictionary Hoepli by Aldo Gabrielli, cfr. Archived 2020-12-05 at the Wayback Machine); Dutch serendipiteit; Swedish, Danish and Norwegian serendipitet; Romanian serendipitate; Finnish serendipisyys or serendipiteetti; Russian sieriendipnost (Серендипность); Japanese serendipiti (セレンディピティ); Chinese yìwài fāxiàn (意外发现 that is "unexpected discovery").
Others use directly the term serendipity, like Polish.

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For example: Portuguese serendipidade or serendipismo; Spanish serendipia; German Serendipität; French sérendipité or also heureux hasard (fortunate chance); Italian serendipità (Italian Dictionary Hoepli by Aldo Gabrielli, cfr. Archived 2020-12-05 at the Wayback Machine); Dutch serendipiteit; Swedish, Danish and Norwegian serendipitet; Romanian serendipitate; Finnish serendipisyys or serendipiteetti; Russian sieriendipnost (Серендипность); Japanese serendipiti (セレンディピティ); Chinese yìwài fāxiàn (意外发现 that is "unexpected discovery").
Others use directly the term serendipity, like Polish.

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For example: Portuguese serendipidade or serendipismo; Spanish serendipia; German Serendipität; French sérendipité or also heureux hasard (fortunate chance); Italian serendipità (Italian Dictionary Hoepli by Aldo Gabrielli, cfr. Archived 2020-12-05 at the Wayback Machine); Dutch serendipiteit; Swedish, Danish and Norwegian serendipitet; Romanian serendipitate; Finnish serendipisyys or serendipiteetti; Russian sieriendipnost (Серендипность); Japanese serendipiti (セレンディピティ); Chinese yìwài fāxiàn (意外发现 that is "unexpected discovery").
Others use directly the term serendipity, like Polish.

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For example: Portuguese serendipidade or serendipismo; Spanish serendipia; German Serendipität; French sérendipité or also heureux hasard (fortunate chance); Italian serendipità (Italian Dictionary Hoepli by Aldo Gabrielli, cfr. Archived 2020-12-05 at the Wayback Machine); Dutch serendipiteit; Swedish, Danish and Norwegian serendipitet; Romanian serendipitate; Finnish serendipisyys or serendipiteetti; Russian sieriendipnost (Серендипность); Japanese serendipiti (セレンディピティ); Chinese yìwài fāxiàn (意外发现 that is "unexpected discovery").
Others use directly the term serendipity, like Polish.

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For example: Portuguese serendipidade or serendipismo; Spanish serendipia; German Serendipität; French sérendipité or also heureux hasard (fortunate chance); Italian serendipità (Italian Dictionary Hoepli by Aldo Gabrielli, cfr. Archived 2020-12-05 at the Wayback Machine); Dutch serendipiteit; Swedish, Danish and Norwegian serendipitet; Romanian serendipitate; Finnish serendipisyys or serendipiteetti; Russian sieriendipnost (Серендипность); Japanese serendipiti (セレンディピティ); Chinese yìwài fāxiàn (意外发现 that is "unexpected discovery").
Others use directly the term serendipity, like Polish.

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For example: Portuguese serendipidade or serendipismo; Spanish serendipia; German Serendipität; French sérendipité or also heureux hasard (fortunate chance); Italian serendipità (Italian Dictionary Hoepli by Aldo Gabrielli, cfr. Archived 2020-12-05 at the Wayback Machine); Dutch serendipiteit; Swedish, Danish and Norwegian serendipitet; Romanian serendipitate; Finnish serendipisyys or serendipiteetti; Russian sieriendipnost (Серендипность); Japanese serendipiti (セレンディピティ); Chinese yìwài fāxiàn (意外发现 that is "unexpected discovery").
Others use directly the term serendipity, like Polish.

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For example: Portuguese serendipidade or serendipismo; Spanish serendipia; German Serendipität; French sérendipité or also heureux hasard (fortunate chance); Italian serendipità (Italian Dictionary Hoepli by Aldo Gabrielli, cfr. Archived 2020-12-05 at the Wayback Machine); Dutch serendipiteit; Swedish, Danish and Norwegian serendipitet; Romanian serendipitate; Finnish serendipisyys or serendipiteetti; Russian sieriendipnost (Серендипность); Japanese serendipiti (セレンディピティ); Chinese yìwài fāxiàn (意外发现 that is "unexpected discovery").
Others use directly the term serendipity, like Polish.

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Busch, Christian (2024-05-01). "Towards a Theory of Serendipity: A Systematic Review and Conceptualization". Journal of Management Studies. 61 (3): 1110–1151. doi:10.1111/joms.12890. ISSN 0022-2380.
Hofmann, Albert (2009). LSD, my problem child: reflections on sacred drugs, mysticism, and science (Fourth English Language ed.). Santa Cruz, CA. ISBN 978-0-9798622-2-9. OCLC 610059315.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Reviglio, Urbano (2019-01-02). "Serendipity as an emerging design principle of the infosphere: challenges and opportunities". Ethics and Information Technology. 21 (2): 151–166. doi:10.1007/s10676-018-9496-y. ISSN 1572-8439. S2CID 57426650.