The Creative Engineer: The Art of Inventing

Kock, Winston

ISBN 10: 0306309874 / ISBN 13: 9780306309878

Published by Springer, 1978

About this Item

Very Good. No dust jacket.

Clean, solid first edition of this thoughtful and practical exploration of engineering creativity and the inventive process by physicist and research director Winston E. Kock. The book blends technical insight with philosophical reflection on innovation, making it appealing to engineers, inventors, and those interested in the creative process in science and technology.

Red cloth boards remain bright and attractive with light general handling wear and a few faint spots. Spine lettering sharp and fully legible. Corners lightly bumped. Binding firm and square. Pages clean and crisp with no writing or markings noted. A well-preserved copy lacking the dust jacket.

Carefully packed and shipped in a box. Shipped via USPS with tracking provided. International shipping available. Additional photographs available upon request.
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Seller Inventory # ABE-1777502560040

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Creative Engineer: The Art of Inventing
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0306309874
• ISBN 13: 9780306309878
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • Philosophy of Science
  • Technology
  • Science

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Synopsis

The economic growth and strength of a nation are directly related to the ability of its people to make discoveries and their ability to transform these discoveries into useful products. Ninety percent of the increase in output per capita in the United States from 1909 to 1949 has been held to be attributable to technological advances. In this book, we examine the ways in which a number of important new technologies came into being and review the characteristic traits of inventors who create new technologies. Ways are suggested that could enable young and old alike to become more creative, and the various benefits they can thereby reap are also discussed. A high level of creativity is an important asset for a nation, and therefore a knowledge of ways to increase inventiveness can be of great value. University of Cincinnati President Warren Bennis has noted that "creativity is something most of us seem to lose, or let atrophy, as we leave childhood."· To "rediscover it," he continues, "we must find ways of re-creating our sense of wondering why, of heightening, even altering, our consciousness." Thus the earlier in life one seeks to enhance his creativity, the more successful the results are likely to be.