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BL
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642747
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Jones, David E. H.
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| Title & Author
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The aha! moment : : a scientist's take on creativity /\ David Jones.
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| Publication Statement
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Baltimore, Md. :: Johns Hopkins University Press,, 2012.
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xii, 264 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm.
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9781421403304 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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: 1421403307 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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: 9781421403311 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 1421403315 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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| Abstract
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"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."--
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Creative ability in science.
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Creative ability, Miscellanea.
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Scientists-- Psychology.
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| Dewey Classification
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509.2
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Q172.5.C74J66 2012
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| Parallel Title
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Scientist's take on creativity
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