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One simple example is the invention of styrofoam, which was accidentally created [1] when the inventor was looking to produce a flexible electrical insulator.
by marz0 10y ago
One simple example is the invention of styrofoam, which was accidentally created [1] when the inventor was looking to produce a flexible electrical insulator.
[1] http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/styrofoam_2.htm http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/styrofoam_2...
- digi_owl 10y agoAnother, from physics, is the laser. It sat around for a decade or more before it was applied to telecom and such.