MARC details
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| fixed length control field |
100328s1995 enk b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
93028650 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0521430682 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780521068895 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(Sirsi) u5661 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
EG-CaNU |
| Transcribing agency |
EG-CaNU |
| Modifying agency |
EG-CaNU |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
ncode |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
608.019 |
| Edition number |
22 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Dasgupta, Subrata |
| 9 (RLIN) |
11252 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Creativity in invention and design : |
| Remainder of title |
computational and cognitive explorations of technological originality / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Subrata Dasgupta. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Cambridge : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Cambridge University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
1994. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xvi,250p. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
reativity, invention and the computational metaphor -- A computational theory of scientific creativity -- Maurice Wilkes and the origins of microprogramming: the historical setting -- Prolegomenon -- The genesis of an idea: creating the initial sketch -- The evolution of an idea: from initial sketch to mature form -- Eight hypotheses about the nature of inventing -- Epilogue |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Creativity is a topic that has traditionally interested psychologists, historians and biographers. Developments in cognitive science and artificial intelligence have provided a powerful computational framework in which creativity can be studied and the creative process can be described and explained. In this book, creativity in technology is discussed using such a computational approach. Using an important historical episode in computer technology as a case study, namely the invention of microprogramming by Maurice Wilkes in 1951, the author presents a plausible explanation of the process by which Wilkes may have arrived at his invention. Based on this case study, the author has also proposed some very general hypotheses concerning creativity that appear to corroborate the findings of some psychologists and historians and then suggests that creative thinking is not significantly different in nature from everyday thinking and reasoning. |
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| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Creative ability in technology. |
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1073 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Creative thinking. |
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1073 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Microprogramming. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
11253 |
| 653 1# - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED |
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| Uncontrolled term |
Creativity |