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Oliver, Hugh – Interchange, 1977
Interviews with eleven Nobel Prize winners illustrate that, although a scientific discovery generally involves some kind of imaginative insight, there is no one obvious pattern whereby it manifests itself. (Author/MJB)
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Discovery Processes, Imagination
Peer reviewedBarbeau, Ed – Interchange, 1985
The creative act arises out of a need to explore human experience, and mathematics is a locus of creative activity. Mathematics should be taught to show the value of imagination and reasoning. (MT)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education
