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The Aha! Moment A Scientist's Take on Creativity

Paperback • 2012 • English • 1. edition

The Aha! Moment A Scientist's Take on Creativity

By David Jones

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About the book

This book is about having ideas and—a much longer haul—making them work. David Jones, best known for his Daedalus column, tells a multitude of stories about creators and their creations, including his own fantastical-seeming contributions to mainstream science such as the unrideable bicycle and chemical gardens in space. His theory of creativity endows each of us with a Random-Ideas Generator, a Censor, and an Observer-Reasoner. Jones applies his theory to a wide range of weird scientific experi...Show more

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ISBN

9781421403311

Publisher

JHU Press

Published year

2012

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The Aha! Moment A Scientist's Take on Creativity

Format

Paperback

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