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" Strange brains and genius : "
Clifford A. Pickover.
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BL
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949133
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b703503
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| Main Entry
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Pickover, Clifford A.
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Strange brains and genius : : the secret lives of eccentric scientists and madmen /\ Clifford A. Pickover.
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New York :: Plenum Trade,, ©1998.
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xiv, 332 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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0306457849
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: 9780306457845
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Profiles: The pigeon man from Manhattan ; The worm man from Devonshire ; The rabbit-eater from Lichfield ; The fly man from Galway ; The rat man from London ; The mutton man from London ; The sprained brain from Birmingham ; The ice man from Cornwall Gardens ; The hermit from Montana ; Obsession -- Curiosity smorgasbord: The brain shelter ; Where on Earth is Einstein's brain? ; Do we really only use 10 percent of our brain? ; The human mind questionnaire -- Finale: Epilogue ; A touch of madness.
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"Unveiling the hidden secrets of a number of the most intelligent and prolific real-life mad scientists, Pickover delights us with unexpected stories of their obsessive personalities and strange phobias. These common threads lead us to wonder if creativity and genius are inextricably linked to madness." Includes profiles of: nikola Tesla, Oliver Heaviside, Samuel Johnson, Richard Kirwan, Jeremy Bentham, Henry Cavendish, Francis Galton, Geoffrey Nathaniel Pyke, Theodore Kaczynski.
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Eccentrics and eccentricities.
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Genius.
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Scientists, Biography.
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Scientists-- Psychology.
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Intelligence.
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Science.
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Eccentrics and eccentricities.
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Exzentriker
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Genie
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Genius.
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Naturwissenschaftler
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Psychologie
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Scientists-- Psychology.
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Scientists.
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Wissenschaftler
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Bijzondere mensen.
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Wetenschapsbeoefenaars.
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| Dewey Classification
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509.2
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Q147.P53 1998
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30.00bcl
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