Flight from Wonder: An Investigation of Scientific Creativity

Synopsis

This Is The First Empirical Investigation Of Scientific Creativity Based On Research Interviews With Living Nobel Laureates In Physics, Chemistry, And Physiology Or Medicine, Whose Formulations Are Compared To Those Of A Control Group Of Engineering Faculty Members. Findings Were That Three Cognitive Creative Processes Described Herein - Janusian, Homospatial, And Sep-con Articulation - As Well As Strong Motivation, Passion, And Other Accompanying Emotions, Were Responsible For Creative Breakthroughs Leading To Outstanding Scientific Discoveries In The Nobel Laureate Group. The Search For Creativity -- Research On Creativity : Scientific And General -- Empirical Background And The Bases For The Investigation -- Janusian Process -- Homospatial Process -- Sep-con Articulation Process -- Creative Emotions And Motivations -- Empirical Design : Methodology And Subjects -- Janusian Process In Creative Discovery -- Homospatial Process In Creative Discovery -- Sep-con Articulation Process In Creative Discovery -- Creative Emotions In Discovery -- Collaborative Investigators -- Developmental Background Of Creativity And Genius -- Comparison Control Subjects -- Flight From Wonder. Albert Rothenberg, M.d. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 193-209) And Index.