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ERIC Number: EJ200072
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Mar
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What, Precisely, Is "Thinking"? Einstein's Answer.
Holton, Gerald
Physics Teacher, v17 n3 p157-64 Mar 1979
Gives an analysis of how Einstein viewed "thinking," and the nature of scientific discovery, using extensive quotations from Einstein's own writings, and especially from his essay "Autobiographical Notes."
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Autobiographies, Cognitive Processes, Logic, Physics, Productive Thinking, Relativity, Science Education, Scientists
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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