Creative genius, knowledge, and reason: The lives and works of eminent creators

Creativity and Reason in Cognitive Development

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 43-59

  Simonton, Dean Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511606915.004     Document Type: Chapter

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