Forks, Phonographs, and Hot Air Balloons

A Field Guide to Inventive Thinking

Inbunden, Engelska, 1993

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Beskrivning

Wheels, doorknobs, forks, and sewing needles are such everyday items that we rarely bother to wonder how they were invented. But where did the idea for the tea bag come from? Or the waterscrew, synthesizers, or genetic engineering? Drawing on hundreds of examples, this intriguing book sheds new light on human ingenuity from the Stone Age to the present day. Arguing that all inventions are the result of the same basic principles rather than random inspiration, cognitive psychologist Robert Weber reveals our mind's amazing capacity for problem-solving, and encourages us to take a fresh look at the world around us and tap into our own creativity.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1993-04-29
Mått:162 x 241 x 27 mm
Vikt:608 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:296
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780195064025

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About the Author: Robert J. Weber is Professor of Psychology at Oklahoma State University. He is the coeditor with David Perkins of Inventive Minds: Creativity in Technology.

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'It is difficult to evaluate how well Weber's ideas would work as predictors of future developments, but as explanations of past events, his arguments have a sense of logic and insight. Even if his hindsight is better than his foresight, this is an interesting and entertaining work.'Hilary D. Barton, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Library Journal

Innehållsförteckning

THE HIDDEN INTELLIGENCE OF INVENTION: A context for invention; Novice invention and a problem-based diary; Expert invention and the turn of the screw; AN INVENTION FRAMEWORK: Describing an invention; Evaluating and comparing inventions; Understanding the created world; THE HEURISTICS OF INVENTION: Heuristics as the engine of variation; Single-invention heuristics; Multiple-invention heuristics: linking; Multiple-invention heuristics: joining; Transformational heuristics; Discovering heuristics; Applting heuristics; inventions after their time?; COMMON INVENTION THEMES: A material world; The interface's from; The art of containment; Procedure's way; Transgenic myth to transgenic mouse; Epilogue: Invention through the looking glass; Notes; References; Index.