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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In this unusual and penetrating work, Pickover takes readers on a wild ride through the bizarre lives of brilliant but eccentric geniuses in science and philosophy. Line art. Index.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Never has the term <em>mad scientist</em> been more fascinatingly explored than in internationally recognized popular science author Clifford Pickover's richly researched wild ride through the bizarre lives of eccentric geniuses. A few highlights: </p><strong>The Pigeon Man from Manhattan</strong> Legendary inventor Nikola Tesla had abnormally long thumbs, a peculiar love of pigeons, and a horror of women's pearls.</p><strong>The Worm Man from Devonshire</strong> Forefather of modern electric-circuit design Oliver Heaviside furnished his home with granite blocks and sometimes consumed only milk for days (as did Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison).</p><strong>The Rabbit-Eater from Lichfield</strong> Renowned scholar Samuel Johnson had so many tics and quirks that some mistook him for an idiot. In fact, his behavior matches modern definitions of obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette's syndrome.</p>Pickover also addresses many provocative topics: the link between genius and madness, the role the brain plays in alien abduction and religious experiences, UFOs, cryonics -- even the whereabouts of Einstein's brain!</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Bucky Fuller though big, Arthur C. Clarke thinks big, but Cliff Pickover outdoes both." --Wired<P>"Filled with 200 years of eccentric genius. This is lively and immensely enjoyable scientific history." --Publishers Weekly<P>"Pickover's originality has found itself the perfect topic." --Ian Stewart, Scientific American)<br>

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