THE HIDDEN INTELLIGENCE OF INVENTION: A context for invention; Novice invention and a problem-based diary; Expert invention and the turn of the screw; AN INVENTION FRAMEWORK: Describing an invention; Evaluating and comparing inventions; Understanding the created world; THE HEURISTICS OF INVENTION: Heuristics as the engine of variation; Single-invention heuristics; Multiple-invention heuristics: linking; Multiple-invention heuristics: joining; Transformational heuristics; Discovering heuristics; Applting heuristics; inventions after their time?; COMMON INVENTION THEMES: A material world; The interface's from; The art of containment; Procedure's way; Transgenic myth to transgenic mouse; Epilogue: Invention through the looking glass; Notes; References; Index.
About the Author:
Robert J. Weber is Professor of Psychology at Oklahoma State
University. He is the coeditor with David Perkins of Inventive
Minds: Creativity in Technology.
"This book opens numerous Pandora's boxes of ideas for exhibitions
and programs. It is a terrific addition to the library." --The
Informal Science Review
"An interesting and entertaining work."--Library Journal
"Instead of studying the workings of the individual mind, Weber
analyzes the mental principles involved in solving problems in the
physical world, whether it's jerry-rigging a curtain rod or
designing a computer. He's enthralled by the 'hidden intelligence'
reflected in all human inventions and wants other people to
appreciate this intelligence, too....Weber addresses himself to
hardware store habitues, to Sears catalogue devotees, to the person
who goes gaga
over gadgets."--Publishers Weekly
"Inventive thinking arguably is the hallmark of the human organism.
In this lovely volume, Robert Weber takes us inside invention to
reveal logic and systematicity alongside inspiration." OR "Robert
Weber's fascinating volume demonstrates that invention is not only
an art but a craft. It has a logic that one can survey and set
forth--with ample room for inspiration too." OR "We live in an
invented world--shoes, streets, satellites, and all the rest.
Robert
Weber takes us on a compelling journey through the world of the
mind behind this world of invented things, revealing the hidden
logic of human ingenuity."--David Perkins, Harvard University
"Weber's excellent book breaks new ground in the psychological
study of creativity. Noteworthy are the brilliant treatment of
children's innovation and the process by which the Wright brothers
came to invent the airplane. The connection of psychological
process to patentable products is at once a contribution to theory
and practice."--Michael Posner, University of Oregon
"The major advantage of this book is its use of language. Weber
examines discoveries from the layman's point of view, which makes
for easy reading. The discussion is also relatively free of
technical jargon and complicated discussions of how devices
work....Weber's text is both accessible to technophobes and
excellent for anyone interested in creative and critical thinking."
--Educational Leadership
"Grippingly written book....Weber...offers example inventions to
make his arguments; this analysis is at times compelling, and
because of its specificity, is likely amenable to future
experimental testing....Weber demystifies the subject, giving
researchers a way to conceptualize and to investigate cognitive
mechanisms of creativity, but he does not remove the creativity
itself because the research approach retains a role for subjective
judgment in recognizing
creativity." --Psychological Science
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