Some believe that in the age of identikit computer games, mass entertainment and conformity on the supermarket shelves, truly inspired thinking has gone out of the window. But, there are others who hold the view that there is still plenty of scope for innovation, lateral thought and creative solutions. Despite the standardization of modern life, there is an unabated appetite for great ideas, visionary thinking and inspired debate. In the first of a series of monthly debates on contemporary issues, we ask two original thinkers to discuss the nature of creativity. Here is the first one.
Yes. Absolutely. Since I started working as an inventor 10 or 12 years ago, I’ve seen a big change in attitudes to creativity and invention. Back then, there was hardly any support for inventors, apart from the national organization the Institute of Patentees and Inventors. Today, there are lots of little inventors’ clubs popping up all over the place, my last count was 19 nationally and growing. These non-profit clubs, run by inventors for inventors, are an indication that people are once again interested in invention.
I’ve been a project leader, a croupier, an IT consultant and I’ve written a motor mandrel. I spent my teens under a 1950s two-tone Riley RME ear, learning to put it together. Back in the Sixties, kids like me were always out doing things, making go-karts, riding bicycles or exploring. We learned to overcome challenges and solve problems. We weren’t just sitting at a PlayStation, like many kids do today.
But I think, and hope, things are shifting back. There’s a lot more internl in design and creativity and such talents are getting a much higher profile in the media. It’s evident with TV programmes such as Channe14’s?Scrapheap Challenge?or BBC2’s?The Apprentice and Dragon’s Den, where people are given a task to solve or face the challenge of selling their idea to a panel.
And. thankfully, the image of the mad scientist with electrified
从第一段的前两句可知，一些人认为在当今这个电脑游戏，大众传媒以及超市集聚的时代，真正的创新思维已经不存在了。但也有人认为仍有很大的创新空间。可见，争论的问题主要是是否还有进一步创新与发明创造的空间。选项C正确。
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AJR发动机机油泵安装在发动机的（ ）。
后驱式传动系统传动间隙的标准值为（ ）角。
对于送厂大修的汽车进厂检验，下面说法不正确的是（ ）。
根据《汽车驱动桥修理技术条件》（GB8825－88）技术要求，圆锥主动齿轮与突缘键槽的侧隙不大于（ ）mm。
对于汽车制动试验台，以下哪种说法不正确（ ）。
以下属于二级维护内容的是：（ ）。
关于EQ1090型汽车电路，以下哪种说法正确（ ）。
当冷却液不足时，将会使发动机水温过低，而导致发动机机件的损坏。（ ）
进行自动变速器（ ）时，时间不得超过5s。
