Amazing stories of innovation throughout history by Yasra Amr & Fatma Alzahraa Fawzy

Can coincidences change the course of human lives? And can mistakes be the path to the greatest discoveries? From gunpowder and the law of buoyancy, to potato chips and the structure of the atomic nucleus, humanity has embarked on an astonishing journey through history, in which brilliant innovators have produced inventions, some simple and others that have forever changed life on Earth. Estimates indicate that between 30 and 50 percent of the innovations known to humanity have come about through pure chance or error, but they are certainly the most wonderful coincidences and the happiest mistakes. This book attempts to shed light on some of the astonishing stories that fill the pages of history about innovations that reached us through unconventional yet certainly fascinating paths.