Creativity As an Exact Science (Pocket Mathematical Library,) [Hardcover]

Altshuller (Author)

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Text: English, Russian (translation)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (January 16, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0677212305
• ISBN-13: 978-0677212302
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,725,411 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars TRIZ is excellent but this book is horrible reading., October 28, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Creativity As an Exact Science (Pocket Mathematical Library,) (Hardcover)

Even though this book contains an abundance of TRIZ material, the literal translation of by Williams prevents even the most tenacious reader from capturing very much knowledge. It was a serious work by Altshuller, unfortunately novices to this methodology will have to extract information from this book one piece at a time. If first time readers of TRIZ material would like a good beginners book to start with let me recommend "And Suddenly the Inventor Appeared". This book is easy reading and illustrates many TRIZ principles. First time readers should stay at the shallow end of the pool and when they become more proficient go into the deep water with Ceativity as an Exact Science.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The terrible translation, February 12, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Creativity As an Exact Science (Pocket Mathematical Library,) (Hardcover)

I know the original of this book and believe that at the time of publication in Russian (1979) it was the best book about TRIZ, so I used the highest mark in my first pre-review. But I was totally frustrated by the English edition of the book. The translation is terrible: several words are written in Russian just by the Latin letters. At the moment (February 1997) there is NO good book about TRIZ in English. I'd recommend to read some review, e.g., The Industrial Physicist, December 1996, and to ask experts about availability of books about TRIZ at the time when you recognize this methodology. Semyon D. Savransky ([e-mail])

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Lot of Meat In Spite of Poor Translation, December 11, 2003

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This review is from: Creativity As an Exact Science (Pocket Mathematical Library,) (Hardcover)

I cut my teeth on this TRIZ book. At the time (1992) there were few TRIZ books in English. In spite of the poor translation, I was able to learn a great deal. I would not suggest this book for a TRIZ novice, but any serious TRIZ practitioner should someday read this book. I hope that it will be made available again!