Insights of Genius: Imagery and Creativity in Science and Art

by Arthur I. Miller

Book Overview

How can new knowledge be created from already existing knowledge? Insights of Genius shows how seeing is central to the greatest advances of the human intellect. Artists and scientists alike rely on visual representations of worlds both visible and invisible. Insights of Genius, first published by Copernicus in 1996, explores the creative leaps that led some of the greatest scientists and artists to dramatically transform how we understand nature...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262631997
• ISBN13: 9780262631990
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Fascinating mix of science history and philosophy.

Whereas the author's main thesis concerns imagery and intuition as they help (or hinder) scientific progress, I liked this book more simply for its historical detail. Also, it was fascinating for his summaries of philosophy of science (and history of philosophy of science). It is not a book for the science phobic but it is not overly technical. One nice feature is that the philosphical issues continue right up to the "science wars" of the 1990's. It is an excellent book for all students of science