They called me mad : genius, madness, and the scientists who pushed the outer limits of knowledge / John Monahan.
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TextPublisher: New York : Berkley Books, c2010Edition: Berkeley trade pbk. edDescription: 294 p. ; 21 cmISBN: 9780425236963 (pbk.); 042523696X (pbk.)Subject(s): Discoveries in science -- History | Scientists -- PsychologyDDC classification: 509.2/2 LOC classification: Q180.55.D57 | M66 2010Summary: "From Dr. Frankenstein to Dr. Jekyll, the image of the mad scientist surrounded by glass vials, copper coils, and electrical apparatuses 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 orthodoxy, made waves--and broke new scientific frontiers."--from cover p. 4.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-294).
"From Dr. Frankenstein to Dr. Jekyll, the image of the mad scientist surrounded by glass vials, copper coils, and electrical apparatuses 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 orthodoxy, made waves--and broke new scientific frontiers."--from cover p. 4.
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