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| In the Mind's Eye: Visual Thinkers, Gifted People with Dyslexia and Other Learning Difficulties, Computer Images and the Ironies of Creativity | | Author: | Thomas G. West | ISBN: | 1573921556 | Format: | Handover | Publish Date: | June, 2005 | | | | | | | | | Book Review | | | In the Mind's Eye: Visual Thinkers, Gifted People with Dyslexia and Other Learning Difficulties, Computer Images and the Ironies of Creativity FROM THE PUBLISHER In this updated edition to his fascinating exploration of the "ironies of creativity," Thomas West furthers his ground-breaking research on how some innovations in computer visualization are making work and education more favorable to visual thinkers. In the Mind's Eye exposes many popular myths about conventional intelligence by examining the role of visual-spatial strengths and verbal weaknesses in the lives of eleven gifted individuals, including Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill, Thomas Edison, and others. West cites research in neuroscience that shows a link between visual talents and verbal difficulties, and he believes that new developments in computer technology herald a significant shift toward the increased use of visual approaches throughout the economy. These changes may be as revolutionary as the technology of the book, which translated ideas into written words. The use of visualization and virtual reality computer displays has already begun to move out of the world of science into that business, representing marketing trends through moving pictures rather than tiresome charts and tables of numbers. According to West, creative visual thinkers (many of whom have had difficulty with verbal skills), aided by computers, will be at the forefront of innovation in a dramatically changing society.
FROM THE CRITICS Booknews
Exposes myths about conventional intelligence by examining the role
of visual-spatial strengths and verbal weaknesses in the lives of 11
gifted individuals, including Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison.
Examines research in neuroscience that shows a link between visual
talents and verbal difficulties, and discusses developments in
computer technology that herald a shift toward the increased use of
visual approaches in business and science. This revised edition
offers an expanded list of national and international organizations,
and an updated bibliography. Includes b&w photos and illustrations.
Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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