Investigative pathways : patterns and stages in the careers of experimental scientists / Frederic Lawrence Holmes.
Pubblicazione:
New Haven : Yale university press, c2004.
Descrizione fisica:
XXII, 225 p. : ill., ritr. ; 25 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Pt. 1. Interpretations of scientific discovery and creativity: 1. Investigation, discovery and experimental practice 2. The three scales of the investigative pathway and the materials for their reconstruction. Pt. 2. Phases on the lifetime career: 3. Apprenticeship and the achievement of independence 4. Mastery of a domain 5. Is distinction achieved or conferred? 6. Maturity and the dilemmas of the aging scientist. Pt. 3. Episodic rhythms within an investigative life: 7. Complicating the pathway metaphor 8. Complicating the episodic rhythms 9. Predictability and unpredictability. Pt. 4. The fine structure of experimental investigation: 10. The interplay between thought and operation 11. Flashes of insight and moments of discovery. Conclusion: The narrative representation of investigative pathways. Afterword: F.L. Holmes and the history of science / by Jed Z. Buchwald. Notes. Index
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