Before revision: 1470s Leonardo da Vinci 1500s–2000s There was no real demand for such a science until the 19th century, when the Industrial Revolution started: William Gordon – Synectics Edward Matchett – Fundamental design method (1968) Idan Gafni – Association expansion cards (Object Pairing) Edward de Bono – a complex of techniques L. D. Miles – Value engineering – a technique for operating with available knowledge Following along Miles’ line of thought were: Fritz Zwicky – Morphological Analysis Yoji Akoa – Quality Function Deployment beginning in the mid-1940s – start of knowledge-based creativity era by TRIZ Early 20th century Pablo Picasso painter Marcel Duchamp artist Alfred North Whitehead philosopher, algebraist 1940s Fritz Zwicky – Morphological Analysis Lawrence Delos Miles – Value engineering – technique for operating with available knowledge, Methods of collecting and organizing knowledge about a problem and the system.
After revision: 1470s Leonardo da Vinci 1500s–2000s Early 20th century Pablo Picasso painter Marcel Duchamp artist Alfred North Whitehead philosopher, algebraist 1940s Fritz Zwicky – Morphological Analysis Lawrence Delos Miles – Value engineering – technique for operating with available knowledge, Methods of collecting and organizing knowledge about a problem and the system.