Catalytic creativity: The case of Linus Pauling

American Psychologist

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 337-341

  Nakamura, Jeanne ^a   Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly ^b  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CREATIVITY; HISTORY; PUBLIC FIGURE; UNITED STATES;

CHEMISTRY; CREATIVENESS; FAMOUS PERSONS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85047684401     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.56.4.337     Document Type: Article

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