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Creativity in invention and design : computational and cognitive explorations of technological originality

Title: Creativity in invention and design : computational and cognitive explorations of technological originality / Subrata Dasgupta.
Author: Dasgupta, Subrata
Publication: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-241) and index.

Contents

Pt. I. Creativity in invention and design: issues and ingredients. 1. Creativity, invention and the computational metaphor. 2. A computational theory of scientific creativity. 3. Maurice Wilkes and the origins of microprogramming: the historical setting -- Pt. II. The invention of microprogramming: a cognitive explanation. 4. Prolegomenon. 5. The genesis of an idea: creating the initial sketch. 6. The evolution of an idea: from initial sketch to mature form -- Pt. III. Reflections on the nature of inventing. 7. Eight hypotheses about the nature of inventing -- 8. Epilogue -- App. Table A: Inference rules -- App. Table B: Facts -- App. Table C: Noninference rules -- App. Table D: Goals.

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0521430682 (hardback)

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93028650

OCLC

28548985
ocm28548985

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Columbia University Libraries