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.
Author: John Monahan
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 12/07/2010
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 8.29h x 5.06w x 0.79d
ISBN: 9780425236963
Audience: Young Adult
Review Citation(s): Reference and Research Bk News 04/01/2011 pg. 266
About the AuthorJohn 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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