Genius Explained

Zusammenfassung Michael J. A. Howe addresses the belief that genius is born not made, suggesting that it is not a gift but the product of a combination of environment, personality and sheer hard work. These ideas are developed through case studies of figures such as Darwin, the Brontë sisters and Einstein. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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; 9. Born to be a genius?; Appendix: personalia; References; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Michael J. A. Howe, Michael J.A. Howe
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2001
• EAN: 9780521008495
• ISBN: 978-0-521-00849-5
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 215 mm x 17 mm
• Series: CANTO; CANTO
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Psychology