The geography of genius : a search for the world's most creative places from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley
Title:
The geography of genius : a search for the world's most creative places from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley
Author:
Weiner, Eric, 1963- , author.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Physical Description:
353 pages ; 24 cm
Summary:
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.
Language:
English
Contents:
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.
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ISBN:
9781451691658
Format :
Book
