Brave Genius: A Scientist, a Philosopher, and Their Daring Adventures from the French Resistance to the Nobel Prize

by Sean B. Carroll

Book Overview

The never-before-told account of the intersection ofsome of the most insightful minds of the 20th century, and a fascinating look at how war, resistance, and friendship can catalyze genius. In the spring of 1940, the aspiring but unknown writer Albert Camus and budding scientist Jacques Monod were quietly pursuing ordinary, separate lives in Paris. After the German invasion and occupation of France, each joined the Resistance to help liberate the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307952339
• ISBN13: 9780307952332
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Crown
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.7" x 1.9" x 6.7"