Genius explained
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, U.K. ; New York :
Cambridge University Press
1999.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798494106719 |
Table of 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""
