
Discovering: Inventing and Solving Problems at the Frontiers of Scientific Knowledge
Robert Scott Root-Bernstein
Discovering: Inventing and Solving Problems at the Frontiers of Scientific Knowledge
Robert Scott Root-Bernstein
Root-Bernstein (natural science and physiology, Michigan State) attempts to understand how scientists invent through an imaginary reconstruction of the arguments, reflections, and games of six fictional characters.
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- 1997
- ISBN-13
- 9780735100077
- Genre
- Science & Technology
- Topics
- Scientific discoveryCreativity in scienceProblem-solving
Awards
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and TechnologyShortlisted(1990)
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