The travels and adventures of serendipity : a study in sociological semantics and the sociology of science / Robert K. Merton, Elinor Barber.
From the names of cruise lines and bookstores to an Australian ranch and a nudist camp outside of Atlanta, the word serendipity--that happy blend of wisdom and luck by which something is discovered not quite by accident--is today ubiquitous. This book traces the word's eventful history from its...
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