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Pygmalion

A Computer program to Model and Stimulate Creative Thought

Birkhäuser

Part of the book series: Interdisciplinary Systems Research (ISR)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages N2-viii
  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • David Canfield Smith
      Pages 1-4
  3. Aspects of Creative Thinking

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
    2. Some Characteristics of Thought

      • David Canfield Smith
      Pages 6-29
    3. On Creativity

      • David Canfield Smith
      Pages 30-43
    4. The Relevance of Computers

      • David Canfield Smith
      Pages 44-66
  4. Pygmalion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67
    2. Principles of Iconic Programming

      • David Canfield Smith
      Pages 68-91
    3. The Internal Structure of PYGMALION

      • David Canfield Smith
      Pages 92-121
    4. Examples of Purely Iconic Programming

      • David Canfield Smith
      Pages 122-153
  5. The Once and Future PYG

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 154-154
    2. Conclusions and Suggestions for the Future

      • David Canfield Smith
      Pages 155-162
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 163-189

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pygmalion

  • Book Subtitle: A Computer program to Model and Stimulate Creative Thought

  • Authors: David Canfield Smith

  • Series Title: Interdisciplinary Systems Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-5744-4

  • Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Basel AG 1977

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7643-0928-2Published: 01 January 1977

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-0348-5744-4Published: 14 December 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 190

  • Number of Illustrations: 38 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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