Genius ExplainedThe cherished view of genius is that it is a special inborn gift: something mysterious, even miraculous. In Genius Explained, psychologist Michael Howe traces the lives of some exceptionally creative men and women, including Charles Darwin, the Brontë sisters, George Eliot, Michael Faraday, Albert Einstein and the railway inventor George Stephenson. Their biographies reveal how the extraordinary capabilities of these people were clearly rooted in the experiences and opportunities that forged their characters. Eschewing mysticism, Howe's study shows that to be a genius demands a strong sense of direction and an extraordinary degree of commitment, focus, practice, ardous training and drive. Michael J.A. Howe is professor of psychology at the University of Exeter. He is the author of A Teacher's Guide to the Psychology of Learning (Blackwell, 1999) and The Psychology of High Abilities (New York University Press, 1999). Previous paperback edition (1999) 0-521-64968-4 |
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The young Charles Darwin | 23 |
The long ascent of George Stephenson | 58 |
Michael Faraday | 84 |
Manufacturing genius | 108 |
Einstein and the prodigies | 130 |
The expertise of great writers | 157 |
Inventing and discovering | 176 |
Born to be a genius? | 188 |
Personalia | 206 |
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| Titlu | Genius Explained Canto Series Canto edition Genius Explained, Michael J. A. Howe Knjiľnica Canto |
| Autor | Michael J. A. Howe |
| Ediție | ilustrată, retipărită, revizuită |
| Editor | Cambridge University Press, 2001 |
| ISBN | 0521008492, 9780521008495 |
| Lungime | 221 pagini |
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