MegaMinds: Creativity and Invention
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (757 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1505920957 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Larry Kilham reviews the major creative thinkers including da Vinci, Edison, Einstein, and Jobs and then moves on to the latest in computer-aided thinking. Larry Kilham has a powerful vision for a better world through creativity and invention. He offers pointers along the way for everyone from emerging inventors and technical problem solvers to research teams seeking to utilize the best in cognitive science and computer technology. MegaMinds: Creativity and Invention explores how people think creatively and motivates the reader to be creative and inventive. Examples of MegaMinds at work are drawn from a wide variety of applications ranging from inventing birdfeeders to complex jumbo aircraft design. Noting that we are entering an era where the lone genius may no longer be equal to solving the problems such as climate change and pharmacology, Kilham proposes new problem solving approaches combing the best of the imagination, creative thinking, collective intelligence, and the Internet. The time is now.. Kilham combines historical research, current cognitive science, and his own experience as an inventor with several successful patents in complex tech
His book superbly documents all the wisdom and knowledge that I have gained in my many associations with him." Dr. Joseph R. Stetter, Pioneer in sensor technology and instrumentation builder "Larry Kilham has diligently conveyed his principles of entrepreneurial vision. Meyer, Former Director of Georgia's Advanced Technology Development Center and CEO of CIC Photonics, Inc. "The author extends to us a refreshing review of past and present inventors. From the Back Cover "It takes one to know one! Kilham's visionary mind is applied to provide understanding and a practical path to revolutionary thinking and a model for the application of exponential technologies to the creative process. Not only is the read
R I ROY said A most enjoyable book.. The author extends to us a refreshing review of past and present "Mega Minds".Not only is the reader exposed to advanced ideas and research but is shown how to use and excel in the world of Google Data Clouds. A musat read.. "Big title, no content" according to Andrey P.. I read this book and think that it is not very useful. I liked the overview of Einstein and Da Vince's approaches to inventing process and that's it. But you can find better description in other books. As for the rest of the book, there is too much "Google. Five Stars more than history and glimpse into the future - this book has practical knowledge you can put to use.
. His experiences range from complex defense systems analysis to tiny device development. Larry Kilham is from the third generation of a family which has produced notable inventors who built successful businesses. Larry lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico and is keenly interested in AI, ecology, global resources and the science of complexity. In 1986 Larry was the co-recipient of the IR-100 Award cited by Research & Development magazine for developing one of the 100 most significant technical p