Graeme Donald is the author of a number of books about the meaning of words and popular misconceptions, including Loose Cannons and The Man Who Shot Lincoln. In this book, he answers the age old question about how the greatest discoveries of today actually came about. In The Accidental Scientist, author Graeme Donald takes you through some of the most important breakthroughs the world has ever seen. The author explores the role of chance and error in scientific, medical and commercial aspects. It talks about topics such as penicillin to DNA fingerprinting to cellphone to botox. It is written in tongue – in – cheek style and is a delightful page turner on the world’s most intriguing and interesting technologies. This book gives you the fascinating and wonderful stories behind the science that we are so familiar with today.