How many times have you reached a destination and thought, "Wow, I walk really well"? But when you trip over a curb and skin your knee, it's a pretty good bet you'll wonder why this had to happen to you. An entertaining work of non-fiction, Don’t Blame God It could be Murphy’s Law probes deep into the mystery surrounding the origins of one of the world's most well-known statements of philosophy: If anything can go wrong, it will.
This beautifully designed book includes a wide variety of visual material alongside the text to make it a visual delight at the same time. So no matter what goes wrong, there is always somebody who knew it would – This Mr Murphy is presented as a humanized version of the Law. His constant but invisible presence on the scenes presents a vivid picture of the incidents.
About the Author(s)
Sanjar Ali Khan, born on 12 April 1931 in Hyderabad, India, has enjoyed a lengthy career in the field of science and technology. As the Director of the Hyderabad Science Society, which he founded in 1948, he has been involved in many significant activities. Through the Society he was responsible for establishing a Radioisotope Center with funding from the Department of Atomic Energy (1968), as well as a Digital Electronics and Microprocessor Techniques Training Centre (1981), funded by the Department of Electronics, Government of India. He was appointed a part-time Adviser to the Government undertaking Semiconductor Complex Limited, Punjab, in connection with its development of silicon sensors. His earlier book "Dialogues on the Nature of Time" published by Pustak Mahal is already a raging success and highly appreciated.
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1. Scope and extent of Murphy’s Law 09
2. From the web pages 19
3. Murphy in action 49
4. Factors influencing Murphy’s Law 143
Epilogue 155
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Sample Chapters
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Murphy in Action
In this chapter we will take up several examples of incidents from different walks of life which have been specially included to highlight Murphy’s Law. All incidents pertain to Murphy’s Law. Each is followed by detailed analysis to justify its inclusion under this cat¬egory.
The various incidents have been classified under different heads – for example ‘kitchen’. The incidents under this category relate to experiences one can have in the kitchen and its environs. Another category is ‘college experience’ – those incidents which relate to experiences connected with college life. Some incidents are taken from factual reports. Sources of these will be provided in the references.
Taking these incidents as examples from each category, readers may formulate their own statements and expand
upon the data base of Murphy’s Law – provided they adhere to the criteria we have laid down earlier to justify inclusion of such specific incidents under Murphy’s Law. A few examples taken from the internet – and discussed in chapter 2, are by no means exhaustive. There are numerous others.
But with the criteria presented in this book, the readers can, by themselves, decide which of the so called Law of Murphy can, in reality, be considered as such.
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