Serendipity

Abstract

Se revisan los orígenes históricos del término serendipity acuñado por Horacio Walpole en carta dirigida a Mann en enero de 1754, originado en el hada-cuento “los tres príncipes de Serendip”, donde se establece la facultad de hacer descubrimientos felices e inesperados por accidente.

A historical review of the serendipity concept is made. Horace Walpole coined the name in a letter to his friend sir Horace Mann in 1754 about the adventures of “the three Princes of Serendip” who were always making discoveries by accident, and coming across things which they were not in quest of.