The Aha! Moment: A Scientist's Take on Creativity

This book is about having ideas and—a much longer haul—making them work. David Jones, best known for his Daedalus column, tells a multitude of stories about creators and their creations, including his own fantastical—seeming contributions to mainstream science such as the unrideable bicycle and chemical gardens in space. His theory of creativity endows each of us with a Random—Ideas Generator, a Censor, and an Observer—Reasoner. Jones applies his theory to a wide range of weird scientific e...