Serendipity refers to making a
fortunate discovery by accident. “Serendipity” was coined by
Horace Wolpole in 1754 to denote the gift of finding something
valuable and agreeable which was not being sought.
Serendipity plays an important role in
creative thinking, many historic innovations such as Alexander
Fleming's accidental discovery of penicillin was a result of
serendipity.
Serendipity can happen when:
An inventor is actively engaged in
problem solving but is stuck at a certain point, and an accident or
chance observation provides the solution or answer he is hunting for.
The inventor encounters something new
that is not applicable to an area of work in which he or she is
actively engaged.
Serendipity results from observation
during hands-on experimentation. Hence an inventor who pursues
experimentation is more apt to encounter and benefit from accidental
inventions.
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