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For most, science is about discoveries by PhDs in lab coats. But do we ever think or imagine that to get to where we are today, science sometimes has taken very quirky directions? This is a series that explores just exactly where science went awry and led to new discoveries and inventions. For examp...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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Melbourne, Victoria :
Looking Glass International,
2011
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| Series: | Quirky science ;
Series 1, Episode 4 VAST: academic video online |
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| Summary: | For most, science is about discoveries by PhDs in lab coats. But do we ever think or imagine that to get to where we are today, science sometimes has taken very quirky directions? This is a series that explores just exactly where science went awry and led to new discoveries and inventions. For example, how did trying to find a cure for malaria lead to air conditioning? What did the development of radar have to do with the microwave oven? Or what does surviving a nuclear war have to do with the Internet? |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed July 1, 2014). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (25 min.). |
| Playing Time: | 00:25:08 |
| Language: | This edition in English. |
