| Description |
viii, 342 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Galileo and early experimentation / Thomas B. Settle -- Newton's development of the Principia / Richard S. Westfall -- The origins and consequences of certain of J.P. Johle's scientific ideas / Donald S.L. Cardwell -- Maxwell's scientific creativity / C.W.F. Everitt -- The scientific style of Josiah Willard Gibbs / Martin J. Klein -- Principle scientific contributions of John William Strutt, third Baron Rayleigh / John N. Howard -- Elmer Sperry and Adrian Leverkühn: a comparison of creative styles / Thomas P. Hughes -- Walther Nernst and the application of physics to chemistry / Erwin N. Hiebert -- Albert Einstein and the creative act: the case of special relativity / Stanley Goldberg -- Erwin Schrödinger and the descriptive tradition / Linda Wessels -- Michael Polanyi's creativity in chemistry / William T. Scott -- The role of John von Neumann in the computer field / Herman H. Goldstine |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Creative ability in science.
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Physicists.
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Physics -- History.
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Scientists.
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Physics -- history.
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| Author |
Aris, Rutherford.
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Davis, H. Ted (Howard Ted)
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Stuewer, Roger H.
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ebrary, Inc.
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| LC no. |
82023715 |
| ISBN |
0816610878 |
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