The geography of genius : a search for the world's most creative places from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley
(2016)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
153.98/WEINER,E
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016
EDITION
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition
DESCRIPTION
353 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781451691658 (hardcover), 1451691653 (hardcover), 9781451691672 (trade paper), 145169167X (trade paper)
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
INTRODUCTION: ADVENTURES WITH THE GALTON BOX -- GENIUS IS SIMPLE : ATHENS -- GENIUS IS NOTHING NEW : HANGZHOU -- GENIUS IS EXPENSIVE : FLORENCE -- GENIUS IS PRACTICAL : EDINBURGH -- GENIUS IS CHAOTIC : CALCUTTA -- GENIUS IS UNINTENTIONAL : VIENNA PITCH-PERFECT -- GENIUS IS CONTANGIOUS : VIENNA ON THE COUCH -- GENIUS IS WEAK : SILICON VALLEY -- EPILOGUE: BAKING BREAD AND HANGING TEN