The Eureka Effect
Author | : David N Perkins |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2001 |
ISBN-10 | : 0393322556 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780393322552 |
Rating | : 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Eureka Effect written by David N Perkins and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2001 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breakthrough thinking comes as a sudden, seemingly unaccountable moment of inspiration: From Archimedes' discovery in the bathtub of the principle of water displacement to Einstein's Theory of Relativity, from Brunelleschi's development of perspective drawing to the Impressionist revolution, from the taming of fire to the creation of the laser, it has shaped and advanced civilization.