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“Design” in Chemical Synthesis—An Illusion?
Author(s) -
Jansen Martin,
Schön J. Christian
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200504510
Subject(s) - creativity , context (archaeology) , function (biology) , illusion , term (time) , process (computing) , computer science , epistemology , psychology , cognitive psychology , philosophy , history , social psychology , programming language , biology , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics , evolutionary biology
The power of words : According to its generally accepted definition, the process of “design” is the creation of a form that fulfills a given function as well as possible and is also considered aesthetically pleasing. This implies a type of creativity that does not exist in the synthesis of new chemical compounds. This essay discusses the implications of the term “design” in the context of chemistry.