de Romo Ana Cecilia Rodríguez
Department of the History and Philosophy of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UNAM, Laboratory of the History of Medicine, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Del Tlalpan, CP, Mexico.
J Hist Neurosci. 2007 Jul-Sep;16(3):268-87. doi: 10.1080/09647040500536558.
This essay analyzes the history of the Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) discovery, relating some of the principles of the theory of scientific creativity to the cognitive and personal qualities of the scientists that participated in the discovery, particularly Rita Levi-Montalcini and Viktor Hamburger. The discovery of NGF is especially attractive for the history of science as it involves chance, luck, creativity, and some extraordinary scientists.
本文分析了神经生长因子（NGF）的发现历程，将科学创造力理论的一些原则与参与该发现的科学家的认知和个人品质联系起来，特别是丽塔·列维-蒙塔尔奇尼和维克托·汉堡。NGF的发现对科学史特别有吸引力，因为它涉及偶然性、运气、创造力以及一些杰出的科学家。
