Innovation in the absence of principled knowledge: The case of the wright brothers

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 234-241

  Bereiter, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 79959742347     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8691.2009.00528.x     Document Type: Article

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