Genius is highly individual & unique yet it shares a compelling quality. In this intriguing introduction Andrew Robinson uses the life & work of familiar geniuses
- & some less familiar
- to consider what their achievements have in common; whether its heredity, education, hard work, intelligence or just plain luck.

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For nearly 50 years, until his death in 1988, Richard Feynman's work lay at the heart of physics. Always controversial, Feynman was the key physicist from his days as part of the A-bomb-making team in the 1940s, until his discovery of the reason for the Challenger space shuttle disaster. ...

Focusing mainly on the arts, this book explores the history of the idea of genius, from its origins in classical antiquity to its deconstruction in postmodernist criticism. It examines key points in the development of the idea & looks at what constitutes genius in specific subject areas. ...

Profiles twelve chess stars with examples of their greatest achievements, but these stars are not famous
- they are geniuses who
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In 1961, Jane Jacobs' book " The Death & Life of Great American Cities", revolutionized the fields of city planning & city architecture. Jacobs perceived that the new structures being built to replace the aging housing of older cities were often far worse. This book reveals the story of how Jacobs changed the way the world thought forever. ...

Five-part series charting the history of design from the industrial revolution through to the present day. Episodes comprise: ' Ghosts in the Machine', ' Designs for Living', ' Blueprints for War', ' Better Living Through Chemistry' & ' Objects of Desire'. ...

The author's approach to cooking is revolutionary in its simplicity & stands at the opposite end of the spectrum from the elitist 'great chef' approach that makes most people feel they could never succeed in the kitchen. This book collects his greatest recipes, from Ginger Tea to Indonesian Fish, & talk about what his art meant to his fans. ...

All six episodes of the BBC4 series tracking the history of the most influential art form of the present day. The series explores every aspect of photography from daguerreotype to digital, portraits to photo-journalism & art to advertising, &

Includes:: interviews & encounters with some of the world's greatest living photographers including William Eggleston, Nan Goldin, William Klein, Martin Parr, Sally Mann, Robert Adams, Juergen Teller, Andreas Gursky, Jeff Wall & many others. Episodes are: ' Fixing the Shadows', ' Documents for Artists', ' Right Place, Right Time?', ' Paper Movies', ' We Are Family' & ' Snap Judgements'.

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