Forks, Phonographs, and Hot Air Balloons : A Field Guide to Inventive Thinking
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
019506402X
ISBN-13
9780195064025
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint
Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 29th, 1993
Print length
296 Pages
Weight
608 grams
Dimensions
24.10 x 16.20 x 2.80 cms
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Drawing on hundreds of examples, this study of human ingenuity argues that all inventions are the result of the same basic principles rather than random inspiration. The author, a cognitive psychologist, reveals the mind's capacity for problem-solving from the Stone Age to the present day.
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.
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