Title: Origins of genius
Subtitle: Darwinian perspectives on creativity
First published: 1999
Description: How can we account for the sudden appearance of such dazzling artists and scientists as Mozart, Shakespeare, Darwin, or Einstein? How can we define such genius? What conditions or personality traits seem to produce exceptionally creative people? Is the association between genius and madness really just a myth? These and many other questions are illuminated in The Origins of Genius.
Subjects: Creative ability, Genius, Creativeness, Intelligence, Darwin, charles, 1809-1882
People: Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
LC classification: BF412 .S58 1999