While serendipity has often been associated with luck or happy accidents, its origin suggests that it goes beyond just happenstance.
In the new year, we can all use some serendipity, right?
Since the word was coined in the 18th century, "serendipity" has been used to describe all kinds of scientific and technological breakthroughs, including penicillin, the microwave oven and Velc... [5194 chars]