本书为英语原版,精装本,原定价34.95美元,净重810克,馆藏。【图书分类:哲学、宗教 > 思维科学 > 思维方式 > 创造性思维】 Explores creativity across the science/art divide and considers how it manifests itself in a variety of expressive forms Features ten stories of ten breakthroughs in both the arts and sciences, including Charles Darwin, Marie Curie, Christopher Wren, Leonardo DaVinci, Mozart, Satyajit Ray, and Virginia Woolf Examines some of the most creative breakthroughs in history to consider what they have in common
The extraordinarily inventive Linus Pauling, twice winner of the Nobel Prize, was asked how he came to have so many good ideas. Pauling replied: \"Well, I have a lot of ideas and throw away the bad ones.\" Where do ideas come from? And why do the best ideas sometimes strike in a flash of \"sudden genius\"? Andrew Robinson here offers a fascinating look at the genesis of creativity in science and art, following ten remarkable individuals who achieved brilliant breakthroughs in their fields. Robinson looks first at the scientific study of creativity, covering talent, genius, intelligence, memory, dreams, the unconscious, and much more. He then tells the stories of ten amazing breakthroughs--five by scientists and five by artists--ranging from Curie\'s discovery of radium and Einstein\'s theory of special relativity to Mozart\'s composing of The Marriage of Figaro and Virginia Woolf\'s writing of Mrs. Dalloway. Robinson concludes by highlighting what highly creative people have in common; whether breakthroughs in science and art follow patterns; and whether they always involve great leaps and \"sudden genius.\"
Preface Introduction - The science and art of creative breakthoughs Part I: Ingredients of Creativity 1. Talent, genius, and polymathy 2. Intelligence is not enough 3. The lunatic, the lover and the poet 4. Insights from the unconscious 5. Blue remembered Wednesdays Part II: Breakthroughs in Science and Art 6. Jean-Francois Champollion - Hieroglyphic decipherment 7. Marie Curie - The discovery of radium 8. Charles Darwin - Evolution by natural selection 9. Albert Einstein - Special relativity 10. Christopher Wren - The design of St. Paul\'s cathedral 11. Henri Cartier-Bresson - The Decisive Moment 12. Leonardo da Vinci - The Last Supper 13. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - The Marriage of Figaro 14. Satyajit Ray - The Apu Trilogy 15. Virginia Woolf - Mrs Dalloway Part III: Patterns of Genius 16. Family matters 17. Professor of the little finger 18. Creative science versus artistic creation 19. Is there a creative personality? 20. The rise and fall of reputations 21. The \'ten-year rule\' Epilogue References, Notes, Bibliography, Index
About the Author: Andrew Robinson is the author of numerous books, including five biographies of exceptionally creative individuals in a wide range of fields.
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