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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Volume 108, Issue 47, Pages 18910-18914Publisher
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1102895108
Keywords
innovation; history of science; scientific revolutions
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- John Templeton Foundation [12665]
- National Institutes of Health
- National Science Foundation [1064220]
- National Bureau of Economic Research
- Direct For Social, Behav & Economic Scie
- SBE Off Of Multidisciplinary Activities [1064220] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Data on Nobel Laureates show that the age-creativity relationship varies substantially more over time than across fields. The age dynamics within fields closely mirror field-specific shifts in (i) training patterns and (ii) the prevalence of theoretical contributions. These dynamics are especially pronounced in physics and coincide with the emergence of quantum mechanics. Taken together, these findings show fundamental shifts in the life cycle of research productivity, inform theories of the age-creativity relationship, and provide observable predictors for the age at which great achievements are made.
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