The flash of genius.
Publisher: Van Nostrand
Published: 1963
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
Subjects: Science -- History -- Addresses, essays, lectures; Inventions -- Addresses, essays, lectures
Description: How is an idea born? Here is stories showing insights into the discovery process, a picture of the creative mind out of which our major advances over the centuries have been made. The first twenty-five stories in part one are about the important discoveries that have shaped our lives, while part 2 comprised of twenty-six stories, requires some familiarity with modern chemistry and physics.