Genius : a very short introduction /
Andrew Robinson.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
- xiv, 135 p. : ill., ports. 18 cm.
- Very short introductions ; 259 .
- Very short introductions ; 259. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-130) and index.
Defining genius -- Family affairs -- The schooling of genius -- Intelligence and creativity -- Genius and madness -- Chameleon personalities -- Arts versus sciences -- Eureka experiences -- Perspiration and inspiration -- Genius and us.
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.