Genius explained / Michael J.A. Howe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Howe, Michael J. A., 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genius.

Genius--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Genius Explained addresses the belief that genius is born not made. Controversially, it suggests genius is not a mysterious gift but the product of environment, personality and hard work and looks at the lives of, amongst others, Charles Darwin, George Eliot, the Bronte sisters, Michael Faraday and Albert Einstein.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Half-title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Dedication""; ""Preface""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The young Charles Darwin""; ""3 The long ascent of George Stephenson""; ""4 Michael Faraday""; ""5 Manufacturing genius""; ""6 Einstein and the prodigies""; ""7 The expertise of great writers""; ""8 Inventing and discovering""; ""On giants� shoulders""; ""Collaborating with others""; ""Building on recent progress""; ""Struggling against difficulties""; ""9 Born to be a genius?""; ""Appendix: Personalia""; ""References""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-215) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-511-05134-4

0-511-14916-6

0-511-00307-2

OCLC:

707917643