Scientific Discovery as Problem Solving

Abstract

The quick and highly incomplete account of the evidence now available about discovery processes confirms both the variety and heterogeneity of the activities that make up the enterprise of science and the consistency with which these activities conform to the pattern of heuristic search. Such phenomena as intuition, insight, and inspiration derive from the capacity for recognition that every expert acquires in the domain of expertise. Keywords: Scientific discovery, Problem solving, Physical symbol system, Computer simulation, Explanatory theories, Insight.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 19, 1989
Accession Number
ADA218887

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People

  • Herbert Simon

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  • Carnegie Mellon University

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  • Amino Acids
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Biological Sciences
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Cognitive Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Simulations
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Equations
  • Learning
  • Physical Properties
  • Psychology
  • Simulations
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  • Universities

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  • Education

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  • Artificial Intelligence
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