The Travels and Adventures of Serendipity: A Study in Sociological Semantics and the Sociology of Science
Robert K. Merton and 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 history from its 1754 coinage into the 20th century.
- ISBN: 0691126305
- ISBN-13: 9780691126302
- Authors : Robert K. Merton and Elinor Barber
- Introduction by : James L. Shulman
- Language : English
- Format: Paperback
- Publication Date: 1/1/2006
- Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press
- Price ($AUD): $36.95
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