Author: Dasgupta, Subrata
Title: Creativity in Invention and Design: Computational and Cognitive Explorations of Technological Originality
Description: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, (1994). orig.cloth. 23x15cm, xvi,250 pp. Minor rubbing. VG. dustwrapper. ¶ Contents: Creativity in Invention & Design: Issues & Ingredients: Creativity, Invention & the Computational Metaphor; A Computational Theory of Scientific Creativity; Maurice Wilkes & the Origins of Microprogramming:the Historical Setting; The Invention of Microprogramming: A Cognitive Explanation: Prolegomenon; The Genesis of an idea: Creating the Initial Sketch; The Evolution of an Idea: From Initial Sketch to Mature Form; Reflections on the Nature of Inventing: Eight Hypotheses About the Nature of Inventing; Epilogue; Appendices.

Keywords: Psychology of Creativity, Microprogramming, Computation, Inventions, Inventing, Invention, Computer, Computers, Design Creative