They Called Me Mad
Genius, Madness, and the Scientists Who Pushed the Outer Limits of Knowledge
$43.33
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
10 January 2011
Summary
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 frontier…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780425236963 |
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| ISBN-10: | 042523696X |
| Author: | John Monahan |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 10 January 2011 |
| Weight: | 249g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 128mm x 209mm |
| Audience Age: | 18-17 |
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John Monahan
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.
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