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The heroic theory of invention and scientific development is the hypothesis that the principal sources of inventions and scientific discoveries are unique heroic individuals—"great scientists" or "geniuses." A competing hypothesis is that most inventions and scientific discoveries are made independently and simultaneously by multiple inventors and scientists; this alternative is known as "multiple discovery."
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- Hypothesis and experiment in the early development of Kekuleacute's Benzene theory Alan J. Rocke, Annals of Science, Volume 42, Issue 4 July 1985 , pages 355 - 381
- Industrial Invention: Heroic, or Systematic? - Ralph C. Epstein, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 40, No. 2 (Feb., 1926), pp. 232–272
- Priorities in Scientific Discovery: A Chapter in the Sociology of Science Robert K. Merton, American Sociological Review, Vol. 22, No. 6, 635-659. Dec., 1957.
- Singletons and Multiples in Scientific Discovery: A Chapter in the Sociology of Science Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 105, No. 5, The Influence of Science upon Modern Culture, Conference Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the Birth of Francis Bacon (Oct. 13, 1961), pp. 470–486
- Business strategies for sustainable profits: systems thinking in practice - William K. Shireman, Global Futures - The Future 500
- The Medici Effect: What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation - Frans Johansson. ISBN 1422102823
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