The Psychology of Invention in the Mathematical Field: How creativity is tapped in science; The unconscious mind and discovery; Intuition vs. verbal reasoning; Poincare's forgetting hypothesis; Creative techniques of Einstein; Pascal, Wiener and others;

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Dover Publications, Mineola, NY, USA

Publication Date

1954

Language

English

ISBN 10

0486201074

ISBN 13

9780486201078

Binding

trade paperback

Edition

reprint of first edition.

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Very Good

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Thoughtful and articulate study of the origin of ideas. Role of the unconscious in invention; the medium of ideas — do they come to mind in words? in pictures? in mathematical terms? Much more. "It is essential for the mathematician, and the layman will find it good reading." — Library Journal.

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