1. Houssay, Leloir y Milstein: procesos creativos en las ciencias.
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Elisondo, Romina Cecilia, Donolo, Danilo Silvio, and Rinaudo, María Cristina
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SCIENTISTS , *CREATIVE ability in science , *SCIENTIFIC communication - Abstract
We present a biographical and contextual analysis of the creative processes of leading Argentine scientists: Houssay, Leloir and Milstein. We analyze interviews, biographies, autobiographies and documents (works, speeches, letters) and several sources of information available in different formats: official websites and foundations, interviews, digital and paper texts and documentaries. We emphasize the role of exchanges with specialists as a conditioning factor of creative processes and significant advances in science. The biographical- contextual studies carried out indicate that interactions with teachers, mentors, tutors, colleagues and students favor the development of creativity and scientific activity in the cases analyzed. We also present analysis of other determinants of the creative process: contexts of work, ability to generate resources, educational background, knowledge available, sources of information, emotions, motivations and personality traits. Theoretical issues and previous studies on creativity in science are included in the first part of the text. Then, we describe significant results of the study. Finally, we argue about the relationship between communication, creativity and science. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012