| Description |
xii, 264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A theory of creativity -- The creative environment -- Thoughts on the random-ideas generator -- Intuition and odd notions -- Creativity in scientific papers -- Heat and gravity -- Astronomical musings -- Rotating things -- Explosions and fuses -- Tricks with optics -- Properties of materials -- Physical phenomena I have noticed -- Odd notions I have played with -- Literary information -- Inventions we need but don't have -- A list of silly questions -- A short guide to being creative. |
| Summary |
"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 experiments that he has conducted for serious scientific papers, for challenging printed expositions, and for presentations to a TV audience."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Creative ability in science.
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Creative ability -- Miscellanea.
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Scientists -- Psychology.
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| ISBN |
9781421403304 hardcover alkaline paper |
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1421403307 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9781421403311 paperback alkaline paper |
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1421403315 paperback alkaline paper |
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