Genius : a very short introduction / Andrew Robinson.

By: Robinson, Andrew, 1957-Material type: Text

TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 259.Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011. Description: xiv, 135 p. : ill., ports. 18 cmISBN: 9780199594405 (pbk.); 0199594406 (pbk.)Subject(s): GeniusDDC classification: 153.98 LOC classification: BF412 | .R45 2011Online resources: Table of contents only

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre Library Children's Area	153.98 ROG 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Rasal		107367
Books	Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre Library Children's Area	153.98 ROG 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Rasal		107368

Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-130) and index.

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.

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