A Well-Hung Horse: Sired by Knowledge and Imagination

Joseph L. Goldstein

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2015.08.039

A Well-Hung Horse: Sired by Knowledge and Imagination

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Abstract

For more than a century, historians of science have been spinning a philosophical roulette wheel, pondering which is more important in the creative process: imagination or knowledge. The most original scientists (and artists) in our day discover newness by blending existing knowledge with imaginative thinking.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1179-1182
Number of pages	4
Journal	Cell
Volume	162
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2015.08.039
State	Published - Sep 10 2015

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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