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Hace 2 días · The word “serendipity” appeared about seventy years after coincidence. It was first used by Horace Walpole in 1754 in a letter he wrote to Horace Mann. In the letter, Walpole was telling Mann about his fortuitous discovery of a long lost painting. The word wasn’t widely known or used until the mid-1800’s, when Walpole’s letter was ...
Hace 22 horas · One of the most useful enterprises of the brilliant Horace Walpole was the private printing-press which he set up on 4 August 1757 at Strawberry Hill, his villa at Twickenham. In his letter of this date to Sir Horace Mann he says, 'I am turned printer, and have converted a little cottage into a printing office.'
Hace 1 día · The Nature of Serendipity: Serendipity, coined by Horace Walpole in the 18th century, refers to the art of making fortunate discoveries by accident. While science emphasizes meticulous planning, rigorous experimentation, and logical deduction, it is often serendipity that leads researchers down uncharted paths and unlocks the doors to groundbreaking revelations.
Hace 22 horas · Like Kind Lady, the classic 1935 suspense film starring Basil Rathbone in full villainous form that was based upon Horace Walpole’s short story “The Silver Mask” (both of which works are referenced in Nedra’s novel), Death of an Intruder is a sort of genteel home invasion story, but here there is a feminine despoiler at work.
