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Genius : a very short introduction

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 259.Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.Description: xiv, 135 p. : ill. ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9780199594405
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 153.98 22 ROB-G
LOC classification:
  • BF412 .R45 2011
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Contents:
Defining genius -- Family affairs -- The schooling of genius -- Intelligence and creativity -- Genius and madness -- Chameleon personalities -- Arts versus sciences -- Eureka experiences -- Perspiration and inspiration -- Genius and us.
Summary: The first concise study of genius in both the arts and the sciences, using the life and work of famous geniuses to illuminate this phenomenon.-publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-130) and index.

Defining genius -- Family affairs -- The schooling of genius -- Intelligence and creativity -- Genius and madness -- Chameleon personalities -- Arts versus sciences -- Eureka experiences -- Perspiration and inspiration -- Genius and us.

The first concise study of genius in both the arts and the sciences, using the life and work of famous geniuses to illuminate this phenomenon.-publisher description.

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