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The unusual progress made in the fields of physics and chemistry has led in many cases to the opinion that such progress has come about essentially through a combination of luck and coincidence. This opinion is checked in consideration of numerous chance observations, primarily in the field of organic chemistry. A description is given, for example, of the story behind the development of the first dyes, of phthalocyanine and of penicillin.
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Meyers, F., Bayer, O. (1964). Summary. In: Ansprache des Ministerpräsidenten / Die Rolle des Zufalls in der organischen Chemie. Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Forschung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, vol 119. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-02312-8_3
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