
Happy Accidents by Morton A. Meyers
Legacy Audiobooks
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Do you think the greatest medical breakthroughs are born from methodical, planned research? Think again. Happy Accidents reveals the thrilling and often chaotic truth behind the discoveries that changed our world. From a contaminated lab dish that gave us penicillin to a failed heart medication that became Viagra, this book explores the incredible power of serendipity in science.
Discover how to grasp the core insights in just 15 minutes. This audio distills the essential lessons from the original book, cutting out the fluff and saving you hours. You will learn how military disasters, simple lab mistakes, and even bizarre accidents led to landmark cures for cancer, heart disease, and mental illness. The key takeaway is that progress often comes not from finding what we are looking for, but from recognizing the importance of what we find by mistake.
If you’ve read the book before, it’s a great way to reinforce what matters most. This analysis unpacks the common traits of history’s most creative scientists and shows why an open and prepared mind is the most valuable tool in any field. This version delivers all the practical takeaways you need to put into action right away, helping you cultivate a mindset that can turn a stumble into a breakthrough.
Duration - 49m.
Author - Legacy Audiobooks.
Narrator - Digital Voice Roger E.
Published Date - Tuesday, 14 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2025 Pendleton Row Publishing LLC ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Legacy Audiobooks
Digital Voice Roger E
Pendleton Row Publishing LLC
English Audiobooks
Findaway Audiobooks
Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Do you think the greatest medical breakthroughs are born from methodical, planned research? Think again. Happy Accidents reveals the thrilling and often chaotic truth behind the discoveries that changed our world. From a contaminated lab dish that gave us penicillin to a failed heart medication that became Viagra, this book explores the incredible power of serendipity in science. Discover how to grasp the core insights in just 15 minutes. This audio distills the essential lessons from the original book, cutting out the fluff and saving you hours. You will learn how military disasters, simple lab mistakes, and even bizarre accidents led to landmark cures for cancer, heart disease, and mental illness. The key takeaway is that progress often comes not from finding what we are looking for, but from recognizing the importance of what we find by mistake. If you’ve read the book before, it’s a great way to reinforce what matters most. This analysis unpacks the common traits of history’s most creative scientists and shows why an open and prepared mind is the most valuable tool in any field. This version delivers all the practical takeaways you need to put into action right away, helping you cultivate a mindset that can turn a stumble into a breakthrough. Duration - 49m. Author - Legacy Audiobooks. Narrator - Digital Voice Roger E. Published Date - Tuesday, 14 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 Pendleton Row Publishing LLC ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:12
Chapter 1: How Antony's Little Animals Led to the Development of Germ Theory
Duration:00:01:23
Chapter 2: The New Science of Bacteriology
Duration:00:01:31
Chapter 3: Good Chemistry
Duration:00:01:26
Chapter 4: The Art of Dyeing
Duration:00:01:21
Chapter 5: Mold, Glorious Mold
Duration:00:01:53
Chapter 6: Pay Dirt
Duration:00:01:22
Chapter 7: The Mysterious Protein from Down Under
Duration:00:01:21
Chapter 8: “This Ulcer ‘Bugs’ Me!”
Duration:00:01:27
Chapter 9: Tragedy at Bari
Duration:00:01:15
Chapter 10: Antagonists to Cancer
Duration:00:01:06
Chapter 11: Veni, Vidi, Vinca: The Healing Power of Periwinkle
Duration:00:01:14
Chapter 12: A Heavy Metal Rocks: The Value of Platinum
Duration:00:01:23
Chapter 13: Sex Hormones
Duration:00:01:00
Chapter 14: Angiogenesis: The Birth of Blood Vessels
Duration:00:01:15
Chapter 15: Aspirin Kills More than Pain
Duration:00:01:10
Chapter 16: Thalidomide: From Tragedy to Hope
Duration:00:01:10
Chapter 17: A Sick Chicken Leads to the Discovery of Cancer-Accelerating Genes
Duration:00:01:12
Chapter 18: A Contaminated Vaccine Leads to Cancer-Braking Genes
Duration:00:01:33
Chapter 19: From Where It All Stems
Duration:00:01:17
Chapter 20: The Industrialization of Research and the War on Cancer
Duration:00:01:15
Chapter 21: Lessons Learned
Duration:00:01:10
Chapter 22: An Unexpected Phenomenon: It's Electric!
Duration:00:01:19
Chapter 23: What a Catheter Can Do
Duration:00:01:21
Chapter 24: “Dottering”
Duration:00:00:59
Chapter 25: A Stitch in Time
Duration:00:01:05
Chapter 26: The Nobel Committee Says Yes to NO
Duration:00:01:25
Chapter 27: “It's Not You, Honey, It's NO”
Duration:00:01:14
Chapter 28: What's Your Number?
Duration:00:01:19
Chapter 29: Thinning the Blood
Duration:00:01:16
Chapter 30: It Began with a Dream
Duration:00:01:06
Chapter 31: Mental Straitjackets: Shocking Approaches
Duration:00:01:12
Chapter 32: Ice-Pick Psychiatry
Duration:00:00:59
Chapter 33: Lithium
Duration:00:01:12
Chapter 34: Thorazine
Duration:00:01:10
Chapter 35: Your Town, My Town, Miltown!
Duration:00:01:05
Chapter 36: Conquering the “Beast” of Depression
Duration:00:01:14
Chapter 37: Librium and Valium
Duration:00:01:16
Chapter 38: “That's Funny, I Have the Same Bug!”
Duration:00:01:08
Chapter 39: LSD
Duration:00:01:13
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:21