02456nam 22005654a 450 991045508040332120200520144314.00-511-05134-40-511-14916-60-511-00307-2(CKB)111004366730672(EBL)201653(OCoLC)707917643(SSID)ssj0000161708(PQKBManifestationID)11151999(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000161708(PQKBWorkID)10199493(PQKB)10186320(MiAaPQ)EBC201653(Au-PeEL)EBL201653(CaPaEBR)ebr10015004(EXLCZ)9911100436673067219990304d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGenius explained[electronic resource] /Michael J.A. HoweCambridge, U.K. ;New York Cambridge University Press19991 online resource (233 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-521-64018-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-215) and index.""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""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.GeniusGeniusCase studiesElectronic books.Genius.Genius153.9/8Howe Michael J. A.1940-124360MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455080403321Genius explained2274974UNINA