Einstein, Picasso (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Arthur I. Miller
- First Published: 2001
- Type of Work: History of science, biography, science, and fine arts
- Time of Work: 1902-1909
- Setting: Paris, France, and Bern, Switzerland
- Principal Characters: Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, Henri Poincaré
- Genres: Nonfiction, History, Biography, Science and technology, Arts
- Subjects: Art or artists, Science or scientists, Painting or painters, Space and time, Cubism, Mathematics or mathematicians
- Locales: Paris, France, Bern, Switzerland
Since creativity concerns the emergence of the genuinely new, it is a theme that crosses many disciplines, including art and science. Traditionally, artists and scientists evaluated their works differently, with scientists viewing their creations as universal (and verifiable through empirical evidence), whereas artists treated their creations as personal (and successful if they awakened meaningful emotions). However, as scholars have studied creators and their creations, they have found that this traditional description is seriously flawed. Arthur I. Miller, a physicist turned historian...
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