Science and accidental discoveries: Keeping an open mind

Science and accidental discoveries: Keeping an open mind

Introduction

According to a famous quote by Louis Pasteur, 'chance favours the prepared mind'. Scientists all around the world deny the fact that there is any such thing as luck or coincidences and insist that every event that occurs in the world has an explanation and a scientific meaning. However, it cannot be denied that coincidences and lucky chances have helped accelerate science and inventions (Ronald, 2009).

As Louis Pasteur has said, it is not enough to get a lucky chance. It is also important to utilize that lucky ...