Genius
Subtitle: a very short introduction
By: Andrew Robinson
Series: Very short introductions -- 259; Very short introductions -- 259.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 135
ISBN-13: 9780199594405
Subjects: Genius
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-130) and index.
Table of contents: title: Defining genius; title: Family affairs; title: The schooling of genius; title: Intelligence and creativity; title: Genius and madness; title: Chameleon personalities; title: Arts versus sciences; title: Eureka experiences; title: Perspiration and inspiration; title: Genius and us.