The aha! moment : a scientist's take on creativity / David Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, David E. H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creative ability in science.

Creative ability--Miscellanea.

Creative ability.

Scientists--Psychology.

Scientists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

2012.

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As Jones shows, it can often pay to take an absurd idea seriously.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Preface: Creativity in My Career

1 A Theory of Creativity

2 The Creative Environment

3 Thoughts on the Random Ideas Generator

4 Intuition and Odd Notions

5 Creativity in Scientific Papers

6 Heat and Gravity

7 Astronomical Musings

8 Rotating Things

9 Explosions and Fuses

10 Tricks with Optics

11 Properties of Materials

12 Physical Phenomena I Have Noticed

13 Odd Notions I Have Played With

14 Literary Information

15 Inventions We Need but Don't Have

16 A List of Silly Questions

17 A Short Guide to Being Creative

Notes

Index

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D

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F

G

H

I

J

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L

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N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

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Y.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 5, 2013).

ISBN:

9781421404066

1421404060

OCLC:

794700406