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Safety glass was discovered when Édouard Bénédictus dropped a flask coated with cellulose nitrate.
In 1903, the flask shattered but maintained its shape because of the plastic coating. This accident led to the development of laminated safety glass, now used in car windshields and windows. The discovery significantly improved automotive and architectural safety.
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Radioactive iodine therapy was discovered through a hospital accident.
In 1943, a spill of radioactive iodine at a hospital led to the discovery that thyroid cancer cells...
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The Big Bang’s background radiation was discovered through radio telescope interference.
In 1964, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson were trying to eliminate persistent noise from their radio telescope. The...
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Kevlar was discovered during an attempt to make stronger tire fibers.
Stephanie Kwolek was working at DuPont trying to create stronger tire fibers when she created an unusually lightweight...