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Auteur(s) : Robinson, Andrew (1957-....)
Titre(s) : Sudden genius? [Texte imprimé] : the gradual path to creative breakthroughs / Andrew Robinson
Publication : New York : Oxford university press, 2010
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XXXV-371 p.-[8] p. de pl.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Comprend : Meetings with remarkable creators ; The science and art of breakthoughs. Ingredients
of creativity ; Genius and talent: reality or myth? ; Intelligence is not enough
; Strangers to ourselves ; Blue remembered Wednesdays ; The lunatic, the lover,
and the poet ; Ten breakthroughs in art and science. Leonardo da Vinci: The Last
Supper ; Christopher Wren: St Paul's Cathedral ; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The marriage
of Figaro ; Jean-François Champollion: Decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs ; Charles
Darwin: Evolution by natural selection ; Marie Curie: Discovery of radium ; Albert
Einstein: Special relativity ; Virginia Woolf: Mrs Dalloway ; Henri Cartier-Bresson:
The decisive moment ; Satyajit Ray: Pather Panchali ; Patterns of genius. Family
matters ; Professor of the little finger ; Creative science versus artistic creation
; Is there a creative personality? ; Reputation, fame, and genius ; The 'ten-year
rule' ; Genius and us.
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 349-358
Creativity takes many forms, but are there characteristics shared by those perceived
as geniuses in their chosen domain of art or science? In this highly readable account,
Andrew Robinson considers the nature of genius. We begin by looking at the scientific
study of creativity. From talent, intelligence, and versatility to memory, dreams,
and mental illness, we find that there can be many ingredients to exceptional creativity.
The central part of the book analyses periods of creative achievement and breakthrough
in the lives of five scientists and five artists--including Darwin's theory of evolution
by natural selection, Curie's discovery of radium, Einstein's theory of special relativity,
Mozart's composing of The Marriage of Figaro, Virginia Woolf's writing of Mrs Dalloway,
and Champollion's decipherment of the Egyptian hieroglyphic system. Robinson follows
the trail that led these ten remarkable individuals from childhood to their greatest
achievements as adults. His personal choices reflect the variety of creativity and
genius and of the factors involved in their accomplishments. -- ; The final part asks
what these ten highly creative individuals and many others have in common; if there
are certain types of education, parental upbringing, and personality associated with
genius: whether breakthroughs follow patterns; how creative science compares with
artistic creation; and whether breakthroughs always involve imaginative leaps of discovery--so-called
eurekas. Although breakthroughs may appear to have little in common, whether in art
or science, it turns out that they almost always require at least ten years of immersion
in a domain. --Book Jacket
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : Gradual path to creative breakthroughs
Sujet(s) : Créativité
Inspiration
Surdoués
Indice(s) Dewey :
153.980 922 (23e éd.) = Intelligence supérieure - Biographie collective
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780199569953. - ISBN 0199569959 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb42298694q
Notice n° :
FRBNF42298694
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