Springs of Scientific Creativity - Essays on Founders of Modern Science , (Galileo and early experimentation - Newton's development of the principia - The origins and consequences of certain of J. P. Joule's scientific ideas - Maxwell's scientific creativity - The scientific style of Josiah Willard Gibbs - Principal scientific contributions of John William Strutt, third baron Rayleigh - Helmer Sperry and Adrian Leverkühn : A comparison of creative styles - Walther Nernst and the applications of physics to chemistry - Albert Einstein and the creative act : The case of special relativity - Erwin Schrödinger and the descriptive tradition - Michael Polanyi's, Creativity in chemistry - The role of John von Neumann)

University of Minnesota Press Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 1983 Book condition, Etat : Bon hardcover, editor's red printed binding, title in silver grand In-8 1 vol. - 350 pages

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many black and white plates and text-figures 1st edition, 1983 Contents, Chapitres : Thomas B. Settle : Galileo and early experimentation - Richard S. Westfall : Newton's development of the principia - Donald S. L. Cardwell : The origins and consequences of certain of J. P. Joule's scientific ideas - C. W. F. Everitt : Maxwell's Scientific Creativity - Martin J. Klein : The scientific style of Josiah Willard Gibbs - John N. Howard : Principal scientific contributions of John William Strutt, third baron Rayleigh - Thomas P. Hughes : Helmer Sperry and Adrian Leverkühn : A comparison of creative styles - Erwin N. Hiebert : Walther Nernst and the applications of physics to chemistry - Stanley Goldeberg : Albert Einstein and the creative act : The case of special relativity - Linda Wessels : Erwin Schrödinger and the descriptive tradition - William T. Scott : Michael Polanyi's, Creativity in chemistry - Herman H. Goldstine : The role of John von Neumann fine copy, the editor's binding is fine, inside is near fine, slightly-yellowing, clean and unmarked, without dust-jacket, inscribed by Roger H. Stuewer