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    A word other than "serendipity" that means accidental discovery (see more information).

    When physicist Roentgen discovered X-Rays, he was attempting to bend the path of an electron beam.  While successful at doing so, he discovered that an unknown beam -- the X-Ray -- continued in a straight line.  There is a word for that type of discovery -- looking for one thing and finding another of equal or greater value.  The word is not serendipity, it is.....?

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      Epiphany?  Chanced upon??  Fate???

      13 years ago. Rating: 0
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        Yes, it is - the faculty of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for. The penicillin discovery was a serendipitous act too.

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