Genius Explained (1999)

by Michael J. A. Howe

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Genius Explained addresses the belief that genius is born not made. Controversially, it suggests genius is not a mysterious gift but the product of environment, personality and hard work and looks at the lives of, amongst others, Charles Darwin, George Eliot, the Bronte sisters, Michael Faraday and Albert Einstein.… (more)

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An inquiry into the components of talent & "genius", making commendable use of at least as much historical analysis as theoretical speculation, & featuring in-depth studies of such 19th century pioneers as Charles Darwin, George Eliot, Stephenson, the Brontës, & Faraday. (

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Genius Explained addresses the belief that genius is born not made. Controversially, it suggests genius is not a mysterious gift but the product of environment, personality and hard work and looks at the lives of, amongst others, Charles Darwin, George Eliot, the Bronte sisters, Michael Faraday and Albert Einstein.

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