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Autore |
Howe Michael J. A. <1940-> |
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Titolo |
Genius explained [[electronic resource] /] / Michael J.A. Howe |
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Cambridge, U.K. ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 1999 |
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0-511-05134-4 |
0-511-14916-6 |
0-511-00307-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (233 p.) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-215) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""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"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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