They Called Me Mad: Genius, Madness, and the Scientists Who Pushed the Outer Limits of Knowledge - Paperback
by John Monahan
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780425236963ISBN-10:042523696XUPC:9780425236963Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:History, Reference, Philosophy & Social AspectsSize:8.29 x 5.06 x 0.79 inchesWeight:0.5115Product ID:SCCSV9Z22B
Discover the true genius behind history's greatest "madmen". From Dr. Frankenstein to Dr. Jekyll, the image of the mad scientist surrounded by glass vials, copper coils, and electrical apparatus remains a popular fixture. In films and fiction, he's comically misguided, tragically misunderstood, or pathologically evil. But the origins of this stereotype can be found in the sometimes-eccentri...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780425236963ISBN-10:042523696XUPC:9780425236963Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:History, Reference, Philosophy & Social AspectsSize:8.29 x 5.06 x 0.79 inchesWeight:0.5115Product ID:SCCSV9Z22B
John Monahan is a science writer, teacher, and author of the book They Called Me Mad: Genius, Madness, and the Scientists Who Pushed the Outer Limits of Knowledge. He lives and works in Baltimore. His very popular blog, Mad4Science, can be found at mad4science.wordpress.com.
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