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Forks, Phonographs, and Hot Air Balloons: A Field Guide to Inventive Thinking Weber, Robert J. (Professor of Psychology, Professor of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater)
Forks, Phonographs, and Hot Air Balloons: A Field Guide to Inventive Thinking
Weber, Robert J. (Professor of Psychology, Professor of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater)
Drawing on hundreds of examples, this study of human ingenuity argues that all inventions are the result of the same basic principles rather than random inspiration. The author, a cognitive psychologist, reveals the mind's capacity for problem-solving from the Stone Age to the present day.
292 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 29, 1993 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195064025 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 296 |
| Dimensions | 162 × 241 × 28 mm · 608 g |