They Called Me Mad: Genius, Madness, and the Scientists Who Pushed the Outer Limits of Knowledge

by John Monahan

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 042523696X
• ISBN13: 9780425236963
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher