The Geography of Genius
Inbunden bok. Simon & Schuster. First uppl. 2016. 354 sidor.
Nyskick. Skyddsomslag i nyskick.
Förlagsfakta
- ISBN
- 9781451691658
- Titel
- The geography of genius : a search for the world's most creative places from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley
- Författare
- Weiner, Eric
- Förlag
- New York : Simon & Schuster
- Språk
- English
- Baksidestext
- An acclaimed travel writer examines the connection between surroundings and innovative ideas, profiling examples in such regions as early-twentieth-century Vienna, Renaissance Florence, ancient Athens, and Silicon Valley. --Publisher
Includes bibliographical references and index
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 CONTAGIOUS : VIENNA ON THE COUCH -- GENIUS IS WEAK : SILICON VALLEY -- EPILOGUE: BAKING BREAD AND HANGING TEN