Heroic theory of invention and scientific development

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The heroic theory of invention and scientific development is the view that the principal authors of

A competing hypothesis (that of multiple discovery) is that most inventions and scientific discoveries are made independently and simultaneously by multiple inventors and scientists.

The multiple-discovery hypothesis may be most patently exemplified in the evolution of

• Genius
• Great man theory
• Hive mind
• List of multiple discoveries
• Multiple discovery
• People known as the father or mother of something
• Scientific priority
• Scientific theory
• Discovery and invention controversies

References

Further reading

• Epstein, Ralph C. 1926. "Industrial Invention: Heroic, or Systematic?"
  doi:10.2307/1884619
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• ISBN 1-4221-0282-3
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• doi:10.2307/2089193
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• —— 1961. "Singletons and Multiples in Scientific Discovery: A Chapter in the Sociology of Science."
  JSTOR 985546
• Shireman, William K. 1999. "Business strategies for sustainable profits: systems thinking in practice."
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• Turney, Peter. 15 January 2007. "The Heroic Theory of Scientific Development." Apperceptual.

External links

• http://www.philsci.com/book2-2.htm
• http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/05/12/080512fa_fact_gladwell?currentPage=all

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