Chase, Chance, and Creativity
The Lucky Art of Novelty
$70.86
- Paperback
267 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2003
Summary
A personal story of the ways in which persistence, chance, and creativity interact in biomedical research.This first book by the author of Zen and the Brain examines the role of chance in the creative process. James Austin tells a personal story of the ways in which persistence, chance, and creativity interact in biomedical research; the conclusions he reaches shed light on the creative process in any field. Austin shows how, in his own investigations, unpredictable events shaped the outcome …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262511353 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262511355 |
| Author: | James H. Austin |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 267 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2003 |
| Weight: | 381g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 19mm |
| Series: | Chase, Chance, and Creativity |
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“Anyone engaged in any kind of original work will find the book rewarding.” Anthony Storr Washington Post
A fascinating look at creativity from the inside.
* Library Journal *Anyone engaged in any kind of original work will find the book rewarding.
– Anthony Storr * Washington Post *About The Author
James H. Austin
James H. Austin, a clinical neurologist, researcher, and Zen practitioner for more than three decades, is Professor Emeritus of Neurology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and Courtesy Professor of Neurology at the University of Florida College of Medicine. He is the author of Zen and the Brain, Chase, Chance, and Creativity, Zen-Brain Reflections, Selfless Insight, Meditating Selflessly, and Zen-Brain Horizons, all published by the MIT Press. For more information, please
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