Investigative pathways
Subtitle: patterns and stages in the careers of experimental scientists
By: Frederic Lawrence Holmes
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
Subjects: Creative ability in science; Discoveries in science
Description: "This fascinating book is an investigation of scientific creativity. Following the research pathways of outstanding scientists over the past three centuries, it finds common features in their careers and their landmark discoveries and sheds light on the nature of long-term experimental research."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-214) and index