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Highlights
- Discover the true genius behind history's greatest "madmen".
- About the Author: 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.
- 304 Pages
- Science, History
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About the Book
Discover the true genius behind history's greatest "madmen." Monahan recounts the amazing stories of such historical luminaries as Archimedes, the calculator of pi; Isaac Newton, the world's first great scientist; and Nikola Tesla, who built the precursors of robots.Book Synopsis
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-eccentric real life men and women who challenged our view of the world and broke new scientific frontiers. They Called Me Mad recounts the amazing true stories of such historical luminaries as Archimedes, the calculator of pi and creator of the world's first death ray; Isaac Newton, the world's first great scientist and the last great alchemist; Nikola Tesla, who built the precursors of robots, fluorescent lighting, and particle beam weapons before the turn of the twentieth century-and more.About the Author
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.Dimensions (Overall): 8.29 Inches (H) x 5.06 Inches (W) x .79 Inches (D)
Weight: .51 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 304
Genre: Science
Sub-Genre: History
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Format: Paperback
Author: John Monahan
Language: English
Street Date: December 7, 2010
TCIN: 91951255
UPC: 9780425236963
Item Number (DPCI): 247-19-7027
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.51 pounds
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