Strange brains and genius: the secret lives of eccentric scientists and madmen

"Unveiling the hidden secrets of a number of the most intelligent and prolific real-life mad scientists, Pickover delights us with unexpected stories of their obsessive personalities and strange phobias. These common threads lead us to wonder if creativity and genius are inextricably linked to...

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1. Verfasser: Pickover, Clifford A. 1957- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York [u.a.] Plenum Trade 1998
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Zusammenfassung:"Unveiling the hidden secrets of a number of the most intelligent and prolific real-life mad scientists, Pickover delights us with unexpected stories of their obsessive personalities and strange phobias. These common threads lead us to wonder if creativity and genius are inextricably linked to madness." Includes profiles of: nikola Tesla, Oliver Heaviside, Samuel Johnson, Richard Kirwan, Jeremy Bentham, Henry Cavendish, Francis Galton, Geoffrey Nathaniel Pyke, Theodore Kaczynski,
Beschreibung:XIV, 332 S. Ill.
ISBN:0306457849