Medical Accidents

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Viagra was developed during experiments on medications designed to treat angina. Dr. Morton Meyers says that most significant breakthroughs in medical research usually come about by accident. Dr. Meyers is author of the new book Happy Accidents: Serendipity in Modern Medical Breakthroughs.

Events: Dr. Morton A. Meyers will be speaking
Thursday, April 5 at 5:30 pm
The Science, Industry and Business Library
188 Madison Avenue, at 34th Street
Seating is limited and is first come, first served.
For more information, visit the NYPL website.

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