Act Of Discovery
The creative flash
The following makes the sixth instalment of Dr. M Ali Asgar's original article titled "Establishment of an Interactive science discovery centre in Asia-Pacific region."
An understanding of the factors which favour creativity is essential for the success in discovery by a group in a country. Most discussions on creativity focus on the individual and his mental processes, because creative insight is attainable only by individuals. But scientists receive stimulus information and help in making Judgments from other scientists in the present world of big science, where gigantic research programmers involves thousands of scientists and tens of millions of dollars are being organized. The interaction between scientists are very important and with time it is becoming more so.
We have mentioned about the creative flashes as an important phenomenon in scientific discovery, however, there are other steps that are equally essential for our completion of the discovery process.
A scientist must decide upon an area of investigation what approach to take. Once he begins the experiment the scientist faces more Judgments whether he should change his method or build a new apparatus or turn to a new problem?
He thus has to go through crucial judgments in a creative way using deep thought and every available aid of consultation. To overcome the possible disappointments and frustrations that often occur in research, self-discipline, courage and strong motivations must be there and the researcher must pass through the different steps which consists of preparation stage and the incubation process involving assimilation of all pertinent information acquired. Then luckily comes the creative flash as an illumination. Finally, flash there must be rigorous formulation of the creative idea to be refuted or verified.
The importance of new discovery
Science and technological developments are central factors in determining national and regional economic competitiveness. Beyond the direct influences like new energy source, new materials, machines and medicines, scientific new discoveries profoundly affect the values, institutions and patterns of decision making of the society as a whole. Whilst the stock of world scientific knowledge is doubling in about every ten years now, the developing countries contribution to this new knowledge is nearly one part in hundred in respect of their population. This disparity between the developed and the developing nations is research and development is even larger than the economic disparity and in facts the origin of the increasing gap between the rich and the poor countires To be continued
Science and technological developments are central factors in determining national and regional economic competitiveness. Beyond the direct influences like new energy source, new materials, machines and medicines, scientific new discoveries profoundly affect the values, institutions and patterns of decision making of the society as a whole. Whilst the stock of world scientific knowledge is doubling in about every ten years now, the developing countries contribution to this new knowledge is nearly one part in hundred in respect of their population. This disparity between the developed and the developing nations is research and development is even larger than the economic disparity and in facts the origin of the increasing gap between the rich and the poor countires To be continued
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